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  • New! City-wide Stage 4 outdoor water restrictions are in effect and indoor water conservation is needed while crews connect the new Bearspaw South Feeder Main to the existing water system. Learn more about water restrictions

Residential recycling and disposal search tool

Paper labels on containers

How to recycle paper labels on containers

Paper labels

  • Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot

Put paper labels on containers:

  • Into your blue cart for recycling
  • Take to a community recycling depot

Special instructions

  • Remove paper labels from plastic containers, glass jars and food cans where possible. Recycle each item separately in your blue cart.
  • Paper labels/stickers that are not easily removed are ok to leave on container.
  • Put stickers into the black cart as garbage.

Why should I remove paper labels?

Removing paper labels helps make the containers cleaner so they can be recycled properly. The paper labels can also be recycled as well.

Map of community recycling depots