Winnipeg continues to accept plastic clamshell containers
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ENVIRONMENTALLY concerned Winnipeggers needn’t worry about city hall following the example of Calgary when it comes to the disposal of clear plastic clamshell containers.
A civic spokesman told the Free Press that Winnipeg’s recycling program continues to accept the cartons, which are shipped to recyclers in the East.
The query to city hall was prompted by a CBC Calgary story that revealed the Alberta city had been stockpiling the containers for the past two years — when its China markets refused to accept them — and recently decided to landfill the accumulation.
A request for an interview with an official from the Winnipeg water and waste department was denied.
“The City of Winnipeg accepts plastic clamshell containers in its recycling program, and we are not currently considering any changes to this,” the civic spokesman said in an email to the Free Press. “The city has a domestic contract to ship its plastic clamshell containers to markets in Eastern Canada and the eastern United States.”
The City of Calgary had been stockpiling plastic clamshell containers — typically used for fruit such as grapes, strawberries and blueberries — since September 2017, because its client in China had stopped taking the material.
The containers were considered too soiled, the CBC said, because the packaging labels and adhesives were too difficult to remove. Calgary’s recyclables collector has since resolved the problem, with a local recycling firm acquiring upgraded wash facilities. However, the City of Calgary decided it will have to landfill its stockpile — at a cost of about $130,000.
The clamshell containers recycled from the Manitoba capital are combined with No. 1-type plastic bottles and shipped to clients in the east.
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca