Calgary recycling: How recyclables are sorted

Take a behind the scenes look at how Calgary's recycling facility, owned and operated by Cascades Recovery Inc., sorts all the items from your blue carts and community recycling depots to be turned into new products. ​

[@martymohr]

Never thought I would see it happen in my lifetime - exciting stuff!!

[@ParkerElaineMarie]

Really enjoyed this video - informative and well produced.

[@joezhou7491]

This is amazing !

[@Nehan.z]

whos teacher gave them this for Online school

[@mynaniskitchen3915]

Me

[@mikylawhitfield3102]

Me

[@zoey2618]

Me

[@phrog581]

Who asked freak

[@wesderngentleman8820]

Me in person

[@aaronhe6877]

Think about that! Your soda can might become part of an airplane!

[@magicdisneyman]

I thought this video was great! Thanks! :)

[@Pleisto]

wow!!!

[@pinnkybeta1008]

cool

[@ceo_of_da_cake9889]

i fell asleep what did i miss

[@mikylawhitfield3102]

Thank you 😁

[@FlappyDogman]

All this to make it easier to citizens... Yet some are still too lazy to folder an oversize cardboard... They actually complain about it online!

[@kovalenkoihor4325]

What about plastic, that is inside of toys boxes? All the toys hold by plastic forms/holders, and it's a lot of plastic. Do they recycle?

[@gregjohnson298]

Just wish people would bring reasonable sized loads to depots,showing up with truck loads on busy days is unfair to the staff and the people in line behind you.

[@baronsorgi1]

Could it be dumbed down any more? Could you provide us with a video that wasn't geared at a kindergarten level?

[@thecityofcalgary]

Hi there. This video was created for a variety of audiences - elementary school kids and adults included. You can find a more comprehensive overview of the recycling process here: czcams.com/video/Qmiz0FE8TfI/video.html.
Check out our website for more info: www.calgary.ca/UEP/WRS/Pages/Recycling-information/Residential-services/Blue-cart-recycling/recycling-sorting-facility.aspx

[@Jingy2003]

Hey brainiac, it's kindergarten.

[@nickolas4456]

#Fail

[@phrog581]

#slay

[@rentbincalgary830]

Why is our taxes increasing to recycle when taxes have always gone up typically. On top of that we pay for each bin. 3 bins at $6.50 each I think approx times 3 for every calgary home. All the recycled bottles and metals are big profit big business. So the city is charging us to make big profit while the tax burden increases it seems to me. Why are we not getting free trash service as before included in our house tax?

[@wnytrashtrucks]

okay it is not big profits prices are on the lower end and now that China has had great restriction in what they will take it is now costing more has they have to slow down to better process the material. Also that building can not be cheap to operate and then the collection costs. NOT CHEAP!

[@nicevideomancanada]

I just have a lame name

[@peepeepoopoovdbhxvbcc6683]

haha nobody will rent your bins anymore

[@phrog581]

I ain’t reading allat 🔥🔥🔥#unslay

[@phrog581]

I ain’t reading allat 🔥🔥🔥