Town of Cochrane - Recycling Info Sessions Feb 27 and Feb 28 2018
Date and Time
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018 Wednesday Feb 28, 2018
Please see chart.
Location
Royal Canadian Legion
114 5th Ave Cochrane
Contact Information
403-851-2277
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Description
Dear Cochrane Businesses and Organizations,
The Town of Cochrane has set a goal to divert 80% of waste sent to the landfill by 2020 and ICI sector is included in the Zero Waste Framework (adopted by Town Council in 2012) which outlines how to reach this goal.
In addition, The City of Calgary has taken action on their Businesses and Organizations Waste Diversion Strategy and now requires all businesses and institutions to recycle, and also divert their organic (food and yard) waste.
As per the City of Calgary’s Waste Diversion Strategy, landfills will start banning loads of garbage containing paper and cardboard Fall 2018 and will ban loads of garbage containing organics Fall of 2019.
Since most waste from Cochrane goes to Calgary landfills, it is imperative that we are consistent with the new Calgary requirements.
The Town of Cochrane needs your help in developing a local Waste Diversion Strategy that aligns with The City of Calgary and addresses the unique qualities of Cochrane’s ICI community.
To develop our own ICI Waste Diversion Program the Town of Cochrane will be holding working sessions. In these sessions we will be detailing the City of Calgary’s program, receiving your input and ideas on how to implement recycling and organics in the ICI sector and discussing current waste management needs and how the Town of Cochrane can best support these needs in the future. These discussions will be organized around the key components found in the City of Calgary’s Waste Diversion Strategy:
- Mandatory recycling and organics diversion for businesses and organizations
- Flexible bylaw wording to permit a variety of hauling contracts, no prescribed size or number of containers, and allowance of self-hauling of material
- Responsibility of facility owner to set up diversion programs
- Education and promotion
The following is a list of sessions we are hosting to discuss the above in more detail:
| Business Type/Sector | Date | Time | Location |
| Open Session -Business Breakfast (all businesses including Retail) - Confirmation required |
Tuesday February 27, 2018 | 7:30am | Royal Canadian Legion (114 Fifth Ave, Cochrane) Hot breakfast will be provided (please confirm participation) |
| Accommodation and Food Industry (hotels, motels, grocery stores, restaurants) | Tuesday February 27, 2018 | 10:30am | Royal Canadian Legion (114 Fifth Ave, Cochrane) |
| Institutions (schools, churches, health centres, museums) | Wednesday February 28, 2018 | 3:00pm | Lions Club Event Centre (109 Fifth Ave, Cochrane) |
| Downtown Businesses | Wednesday February 28, 2018 | 6:00pm | Lions Club Event Centre (109 Fifth Ave, Cochrane) |
If you are unable to attend one of the sessions and still want to comment or ask questions, we want to hear from you. Please email wasteandrecycling@cochrane.ca or call 403-851-2277.
There is also an online survey where we would appreciate you submitting your input. The survey is available at: Waste Management survey
Updated information and links will also be available at www.cochrane.ca/251/Business-Waste-Recycling as we move through this process
We look forward to hearing your input on this important initiative and hope to see you at one of the working sessions!
Your truly,
Fabrizio Bertolo
Manager, Waste & Recycling
Direct: 403-851-2294
Town of Cochrane
101 Ranchehouse Rd, Cochrane, AB, Canada T4C 2K8
wasteandrecycling@cochrane.ca www.cochrane.ca
