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No Garbage Should Stand Alone in the City of Calgary

No Garbage Should Stand Alone in the City of Calgary

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 6 months ago
Unite with One Voice to Make A Difference in Our City Today! We are working on a petition to improve the recycling system in Calgary quickly and efficiently. We support curbside pick up for residential and downtown areas, however, we believe the government should work WITH private companies to fix the recycling problem. We would like to see recycling receptacles stand beside all garbages starting in the downtown core, and trickling out to suburban areas. We would like to see apartment and condo buildings being offered large recycling receptacles so they may discard their recyclables without having to store them in their tiny homes and then transport them to a depot. We would like to see all businesses being offered the same large bin, especially office buildings and hospitality establishments. We would like to see private recycling companies receiving grants from the government offering financial support to produce greater advertising, increased number of trucks and employees, as well as a reduce to the costs for citizens choosing to hire private companies. The 2009 plan is A) not enough to help the growing pollution concerns of this city and B) does not consider the job loss to private companies Our goal is to make the government responsible for large pick up of recyclables (i.e. condos/businesses) and offering residential pick up to private companies with financial support from the government, thus creating jobs and positively feeding the economy. Any support would be greatly appreciated. And if you would like to contact your preferred political party on this matter links to all parties can be found on the right side \"links\" section.

Updates

February 15, 2008

The momentum we have achieved has prompted a meeting request from a representative at the municipal waste management division. I am currently finalizing a formal proposal that outlines the framework for a public and private sector partnership regarding recycling infrastructure. I will provide an update on the outcome of our upcoming discussion.

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Mike Tate
18 years ago Featured

Living in a condo downtown is a total nightmare. No place to store stuff makes recycling impossible. Just put a bin next to the trash already.

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Sarah Perez
18 years ago Featured

Finally some common sense. My office produces so much waste and we have nowhere to put it properly. Fix this garbage situation!

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Kevin Thompson
18 years ago Featured

Support local private companies instead of just ignoring the job loss. Good idea.

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David McCarthy
18 years ago Featured

About time! The current setup is a complete joke and honestly embarrassing for a city like Calgary.

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Lisa Tate
18 years ago Featured

WAY OVERDUE. Why are there trash cans everywhere but no recycling? It should have been like this years ago.

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Jen Webb
18 years ago Featured

it makes no sense that i have to drive across town to drop off a bag of plastic cause my apartment building doesnt care. get it together city hall

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