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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 4 MONDAY MARCH 12, 2018 MONDAY JULY 4, 2016 PAGE 2
County Firefighters Respond The Edson and District
Recycling Society –
to Rural Residential Fire 25 years serving the Edson
and Yellowhead County
Communities
Destined for Recycle?
st
Starting May 1 , 2018, organic waste will be collected from the
curbsides of single-family dwellings in Edson. The upgrade responds
to an audit of Edson's residential waste which found that food waste is
the most prevalent divertible waste that reaches the landfill.
Residents of single-family dwellings will receive one bin for
compost-bound organic waste and one bin for landfill-bound
household waste. On whether to add a third bin for certain recyclable
materials, Edson Town Council will decide later.
Curbside recycling programs have increased diversion of recyclable
waste in some Albertan municipalities. However, mixed-bag
collection programs are currently out of favour because sorting
facilities fail to reduce contamination to the levels demanded by
market pressures, so mixed recyclables may be sloughed off to
landfills. Furthermore, the proposed curbside collection service
accepts only a fraction of all recyclable waste (that being mixed
cardboard, paper, plastic containers, and tin containers). All residents
of Edson would continue to rely on the Edson Recycle Depot to
recycle glass, plastic bags, oil, paint, batteries, electronics, and other
materials that are not accepted at curbside. Jim Eglinski
MP Yellowhead
Yellowhead County firefighters worked to bring the fire under control on a rural
property north of Edson. photo Dawn Olsvik
On March 6, 2018, Yellowhead The fire was not deemed
County Protective Services suspicious and is not under
responded to a fire north of Edson investigation.
located on a residential property. Yellowhead County Fire
Yellowhead County firefighters Department would like to remind
worked to bring the fire under property owners to take
control and assist the resident who preventative measures that help to
suffered minor injuries. No other protect your home from external
occupants were involved in the brush and forest fires and assist
incident. firefighters in quicker access to Figure : Destinations of Materials Processed by the Edson & District Recycling Depot in
2017 (2.6 million kilograms in total)
Firefighters were able to restrict your property.
the fire, but not completely FireSmart booklets are available The Edson Recycling Depot guarantees that all recyclable waste is
extinguish it due to access issues from Yellowhead County and have processed into recycled goods. Glass is delivered to United Concrete
and health and safety concerns for tips on how to fire smart your in Quesnel, BC where it is used in pipelines and sandblasting
the first responders. The building home and property. Residents are operations. Plastics are sent to Merlin Plastics in Vancouver, BC, or
and its contents were not able to reminded to keep access to your occasionally to other destinations in North America, unless they are
be saved and were destroyed due property and home clear and to
to the initial fire. None of the have your rural property address oil containers, in which case it is sent to C&D Plastics in Edmonton
adjacent buildings or contents near sign clear of snow and debris. where the oil is pressed out and recycled. Used oil is recycled by Van
the structure fire were damaged. Brabant Oil Ltd in Morinville. Agricultural film, being of high
quality, is shipped to China by Meridian Wealth Management Inc.
Paint, fluorescent light tubes, and other household hazardous
materials are collected by DBS, a Lethbridge company that finds safe
recycling or disposal options for those materials. Call2Recycle in
Ontario does the same for batteries and cellphones. Recycle Logic
operates a facility in Red Deer that collects electronic materials,
strips the precious metals, and recycles other components. Cardboard
and paper products are sent to various North American recycling
facilities. Grass clippings and other organic wastes go to other
destinations, in Edson. Visit our website to learn more about Edson
recyclables destinations.
Although mixed-bag recycling may be more convenient for some
residents, it is unlikely that it could improve upon Edson's renowned
proficiency in source separation, and mixed collection is less
successful in producing recycled goods. If the Town of Edson does
wish to adopt mixed curbside recycling, it should first consider more
constructive and cost-effective means of diverting waste from the
landfill. A recent audit of Edson's waste recommends several options
for improvements, including: implement a green procurement policy,
Yellowhead County emergency vehicles stationed near the fire that broke out develop a waste reduction program for businesses, and engage the
on a rural property just north of Edson on March 6. photo Dawn Olsvik commercial sector in waste management planning.
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 4 MONDAY MARCH 12, 2018 MONDAY JULY 4, 2016 PAGE 2
County Firefighters Respond The Edson and District
Recycling Society –
to Rural Residential Fire 25 years serving the Edson
and Yellowhead County
Communities
Destined for Recycle?
st
Starting May 1 , 2018, organic waste will be collected from the
curbsides of single-family dwellings in Edson. The upgrade responds
to an audit of Edson's residential waste which found that food waste is
the most prevalent divertible waste that reaches the landfill.
Residents of single-family dwellings will receive one bin for
compost-bound organic waste and one bin for landfill-bound
household waste. On whether to add a third bin for certain recyclable
materials, Edson Town Council will decide later.
Curbside recycling programs have increased diversion of recyclable
waste in some Albertan municipalities. However, mixed-bag
collection programs are currently out of favour because sorting
facilities fail to reduce contamination to the levels demanded by
market pressures, so mixed recyclables may be sloughed off to
landfills. Furthermore, the proposed curbside collection service
accepts only a fraction of all recyclable waste (that being mixed
cardboard, paper, plastic containers, and tin containers). All residents
of Edson would continue to rely on the Edson Recycle Depot to
recycle glass, plastic bags, oil, paint, batteries, electronics, and other
materials that are not accepted at curbside. Jim Eglinski
MP Yellowhead
Yellowhead County firefighters worked to bring the fire under control on a rural
property north of Edson. photo Dawn Olsvik
On March 6, 2018, Yellowhead The fire was not deemed
County Protective Services suspicious and is not under
responded to a fire north of Edson investigation.
located on a residential property. Yellowhead County Fire
Yellowhead County firefighters Department would like to remind
worked to bring the fire under property owners to take
control and assist the resident who preventative measures that help to
suffered minor injuries. No other protect your home from external
occupants were involved in the brush and forest fires and assist
incident. firefighters in quicker access to Figure : Destinations of Materials Processed by the Edson & District Recycling Depot in
2017 (2.6 million kilograms in total)
Firefighters were able to restrict your property.
the fire, but not completely FireSmart booklets are available The Edson Recycling Depot guarantees that all recyclable waste is
extinguish it due to access issues from Yellowhead County and have processed into recycled goods. Glass is delivered to United Concrete
and health and safety concerns for tips on how to fire smart your in Quesnel, BC where it is used in pipelines and sandblasting
the first responders. The building home and property. Residents are operations. Plastics are sent to Merlin Plastics in Vancouver, BC, or
and its contents were not able to reminded to keep access to your occasionally to other destinations in North America, unless they are
be saved and were destroyed due property and home clear and to
to the initial fire. None of the have your rural property address oil containers, in which case it is sent to C&D Plastics in Edmonton
adjacent buildings or contents near sign clear of snow and debris. where the oil is pressed out and recycled. Used oil is recycled by Van
the structure fire were damaged. Brabant Oil Ltd in Morinville. Agricultural film, being of high
quality, is shipped to China by Meridian Wealth Management Inc.
Paint, fluorescent light tubes, and other household hazardous
materials are collected by DBS, a Lethbridge company that finds safe
recycling or disposal options for those materials. Call2Recycle in
Ontario does the same for batteries and cellphones. Recycle Logic
operates a facility in Red Deer that collects electronic materials,
strips the precious metals, and recycles other components. Cardboard
and paper products are sent to various North American recycling
facilities. Grass clippings and other organic wastes go to other
destinations, in Edson. Visit our website to learn more about Edson
recyclables destinations.
Although mixed-bag recycling may be more convenient for some
residents, it is unlikely that it could improve upon Edson's renowned
proficiency in source separation, and mixed collection is less
successful in producing recycled goods. If the Town of Edson does
wish to adopt mixed curbside recycling, it should first consider more
constructive and cost-effective means of diverting waste from the
landfill. A recent audit of Edson's waste recommends several options
for improvements, including: implement a green procurement policy,
Yellowhead County emergency vehicles stationed near the fire that broke out develop a waste reduction program for businesses, and engage the
on a rural property just north of Edson on March 6. photo Dawn Olsvik commercial sector in waste management planning.
