Town of Banff

How To Recycle

Get to know your neighbourhood recycling bins Photo: Janice Carson

At your neighbourhood bin...

Simply place your mixed papers (including cardboard), mixed containers, and glass in the bins as labelled.  Remember to keep the items loose, not in plastic bags. If you toss a plastic bag into the bin, that will affect our ability to sort the items and run the recycling system effectively.

• Recycling Bin Locations Map ( PDF - 1.1 MB)
• Recycling How-To Guide ( PDF - 675 kb)
  

The residential recycling trailer that has been rotated through neighborhoods throughout the week was phased out in 2009.

At a recycling depot...

Continue to sort your items by type (milk jugs, metal cans, cardboard, paper, plastics etc.) and deliver them to either of our recycling depot locations:

• Downtown Depot: 200 block of Beaver Street, in the public parking lot next to the Banff Fire Hall
• Compound Depot: 120 Hawk Avenue, opposite the Town of Banff Operations Building

Don't use plastic bags!

Contamination continues to be a challenge for our recycling program. This includes:

• putting recycling and organic materials into the bins in plastic bags
• putting garbage in with the recycling
• putting recyclables in the wrong bin (such as tin cans in with the cardboard)
  

Contamination of a few can spoil the good efforts of many people who are working hard to recycle resources and preserve our landfills.

If you are unsure about an item, please contact us for advice:

T: 403.762.1240
E-mail: operations@banff.ca

Make recycling more convenient

Stackable Recycle Bins

Pick up these great stacking recycling units - perfect for a pantry, garage or apartment. They are labelled, and the come equipped with handles. Available at Banff Town Hall, 110 Bear Street, only $5 per bin.

Organics Kitchen Collectors

To make organics collection easy, we provide convenient Organics Kitchen Collectors for sale. Drop by Town Hall to buy a kitchen collector for just $3.