2025 Contamination Remediation Plan (CRP)
Objective: To reduce the City’s contamination rate by 25% from April 1 to December 31, 2025.
The City of Abbotsford is on a mission to reduce its contamination rate by 25% by the end of 2025! For the City to successfully reduce its contamination rate and to ensure the curbside recycling program remains affordable and sustainable, all residents must do their part to recycle correctly.
The City participates in Recycle BC’s Packaging and Paper Recycling Program. Recycle BC is a non-profit organization responsible for recycling of residential packaging and printed paper in BC. As a collector for Recycle BC, the City receives funds to collect recycling materials on their behalf, which helps keep recycling affordable for residents and ensures more materials are recycled properly! All collectors are required to meet a contamination rate to ensure that more recyclable products can be used by manufacturers to turn into new items. Collectors with contamination rates that pose operational issues for Recycle BC are required to implement a Contamination Remediation Plan to avoid fines and penalties from Recycle BC.