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Dental floss and toothbrushes
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In Calgary, put this in the
Black cart — Garbage
Toothbrushes and floss go in the black cart.
Also searched as: toothbrush, floss.
Why the black cart?
Toothbrushes mix multiple fused plastics with nylon bristles, and floss is a thin synthetic thread that tangles machinery — both are unsortable and unrecyclable in any municipal program.
Get it right
- Never flush floss; it knots together in pipes and treatment screens.
- Some oral-care brands run mail-back recycling programs for brushes and heads if you want a diversion option.
- Electric toothbrush handles contain batteries — those go to an electronics or battery drop-off, not the cart.
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