Community Benefits from Recycling

Brenda Smith was featured in the Daily Herald Tribune November 21, 2013 about the benefits in the community from recycling your beverage containers.

Recycle Plus business services director Brenda Smith has a simple message for the Grande Prairie public: If you’re going to buy bottled water, recycle the containers.

Smith brought her concerns forward after a recent Daily Herald-Tribune article said most empty bottles end up in a landfill rather than at a collection depot.

“I think what prompted the response simply was there are so many good things that are happening because of the recycling of beverage containers,” Smith explained.

“When I saw the article on the water bottle, I thought, ‘There’s another side of this.’” To Read More on this article visit The Daily Hearld Tribune