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How much can Edmonton households reduce their garbage through recycling and composting?

· Said in 11 comments · 5 claims

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Edmonton's waste composition audits measure how much of what goes in the black cart could have been recycled or composted, which tests the advice that sorting makes one cart enough; the claim that 95 percent of purchases are recyclable has no record at that level and will be dropped.

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Waste audits and Edmonton's accepted-material rules measure both the divertible share and the effect of household sorting.

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Taken from Edmonton Rant and Rave post on garbage service, 2026-09-10, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this question is listed whatever became of it.

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  1. Recycling and composting can substantially reduce the amount of garbage an Edmonton household produces.

    Said in 5 comments

    • I have no issues with the one bin every two weeks. I did up until I started recycling and composting properly.

      Icy Porcupine S.

    • use the compost bin, your garbage will decrease drastically.

      Icy Nuthatch K.

    • from the birthday party all the boxes and most wrapping paper get flattened and go in the blue bag. Leftover food in compost. The black bin just gets popped balloons, streamers and paper plates.

      Sunny Jackrabbit L.

    • If you recycle your boxes etc you go through less trash

      Sturdy Pelican K.

    • Even with one collection every two weeks there's often some room in the small black bin we have but then we know how to recycle and minimize the waste

      Northern Woodpecker N.

  2. Some Edmonton households produce substantially more recycling and compost than garbage.

    Said in 2 comments

    • my brother is a family of 9 and they fill so many recycling bags and 1 black bag

      Mossy Jackrabbit C.

    • We seperate it all and have 10x more blue bags and compost than actual trash.

      Wintry Fox S.

  3. Most household waste in Edmonton is recyclable.

    Said in 2 comments

    • Everything except diapers, food and Styrofoam is recyclable.

      Windy Crow A.

    • Most shit can go in recycling bags.

      Amber Bison C.

  4. At least half of a typical household's garbage is recyclable.

    Said in 1 comment

    • Half of your garbage if not more is recyclable.

      Misty Moose T.

  5. About 95 percent of the things a typical household buys are recyclable.

    Said in 1 comment

    • 95% of things we buy are meant ro be recycled

      Mossy Jackrabbit C.