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© Copyright Town of Banff Last Updated:Sunday, December 04, 2011
Waste and Diversion
2010:
- Total amount of recyclables diverted from landfill was up 35.5% over 2009
- Solid waste (garbage) to landfill was up 1.53% from 2009 amount
- Large unwanted (sundry waste - furniture, construction waste, etc.) to landfill was up 25.12% over 2009 amount
By the numbers:
2010: 6,119 tonnes of garbage went to the landfill.This translates to 257.4 kg per person1,926.92 tonnes of sundry waste went to the landfill
12,580.74 tonnes were recycled, or 529.27 kg per person
2009: 6,027 tonnes went to the landfill.This translates to 254.8 kg per person
1,443.04 tonnes of sundry waste went to landfill
8,252.13 tonnes were recycled, or 347.16 kg per person
What affected 2010 results?
The Town began its commercial waste utility, with incentives to commercial businesses to divert more.For more information about waste and recycling in Banff:
