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Green Up Your Act!
Reduce, Reuse, Recyle!
Did you know?
- In 2005, Canada generated 791 kilograms of municipal waste per capita.
- Up to 75% of household garbage is derived from organic matter and most of it can be composted.
- Our New Brunswick landfills are very clean and safe and are lined with special material so that leachate doesn't end up in our rivers and lakes.
- Opened in 1986, the Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission (FRSWC) landfill remains one of the most environmentally advanced and economically efficient landfills in the province.
- SWC Recycling, the FRSWC's recycling arm, has operated a Blue Bin Program in the Fredericton - Oromocto area since 1988!
- In 2006, over 9,599 tonnes of material was divertes from the Fredericton landfill, and 231 tonnes of metal was recycled
- In 2006, the FRSWC constructed the Province's first Landfill Gas Management System (LGMS). Approximately 60,000 tonnes a year of CO2 equivalent will be eliminated from the atmosphere through the LGMS process.
- One tonne of recycled paper, compared to one tonne of virgin paper, saves 17 trees, 26,497 liters of water, 4,200 kWh (enough electricity for one house for 6 months) and 9.07 kg of CO2 emissions
- Recycled newsprint can be used to produce more newsprint, egg cartons, kitty litter, and construction materials such as wallboard and cellulose insulation
- Recycling an aluminum can use up to 95 per cent less energy than extracting it from new materials
- Sales of recycled products in Canada bring in about $336 million a year
Composting
Bac
kyard Composting is the way to go!
Here in Fredericton we support backyard composting as a way to reduce organic waste. Click here for more information on composting in your own backyard!
Recycling
Why we 
do and why we don't
Fredericton's recycling program is operated by the Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission. Click here to find out more about the program, and about recycling in general.
Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission
And lear
ning about the Landfill
The Fredericton Region Solid Waste Commission operates the region's landfill, recycling programs, and the Province's first landfill gas management system. Click here to take a look at the Commission's operations.
Electronic Waste
Why recycling
e-Waste is so important
Coming Soon! You will be able to read about e-Waste, where the province is going, why it's so important and what we can do!
Links
Some in
teresting information on how to reduce your waste
Click here to find information on recycling, composting, solid waste, e-Waste, and other waste reduction and environmental websites.
