CALGARY — More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. But a single garbage bag weighing about 13 kilograms was all that went to the landfill, said Xaviere Schneider, the Stampede’s environmental co-ordinator. Products targeted could include straws, water bottles, plastic bags, cutlery, stir sticks and fast food containers. In July 2018, the Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill. “We produce a ridiculous amount during Stampede,” Schneider said.

Source: National Post July 11, 2019 07:52 UTC