What happens to our recyclables?
Recyclable item |
Destination |
End use |
Containers |
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| Glass | Winnipeg | Road base |
| #1 plastic bottles (PET) | Western Canada | Plastic bottles and trays, carpet fibre |
| #2 plastic bottles (HDPE) | Western and Eastern Canada | Sewage pipe, plastic bottles |
| #3 - #7 plastic containers | Eastern Canada | Plastic lumber |
| Milk / juice cartons | Eastern Canada and Midwestern USA | Office paper and tissue paper |
| Aluminum | Eastern Canada and Eastern USA | Auto parts, aluminum cans |
| Steel cans | Selkirk, MB | Steel building products, auto parts |
Paper products |
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| Newspapers, flyers, magazines | Midwestern USA, Eastern and Western Canada | Newspaper |
| Household paper, phone books | Midwestern USA and Western Canada | Household paper, boxboard and paper egg cartons |
| Boxboard | Midwestern USA and Western Canada | Boxboard and paper egg cartons |
| Cardboard | Midwestern USA | Cardboard |
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Last updated: December 31, 2012 |
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