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Category Archives: Garbage
Put waste in the right place
Have you used Halton Region’s popular Put Waste In Its Place database? Simply type the name of an item and we’ll tell you how to recycle, compost or dispose of it properly. Here’s a list of the top five most commonly searched … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, GreenCart
Tagged 3rs, composting, environment, recycle, recycling, shredded paper, waste management, zero waste
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Egg-cellent information about recycling
Sunny-side, over easy, scrambled or hard-boiled — who doesn’t love an egg? Remember, egg shells go in the GreenCart. Paper egg cartons go in the GreenCart. Clear plastic egg cartons go in the Blue Box. Styrofoam egg cartons go in … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, GreenCart
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, environment, recycle, recycling, waste management
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School lunch programs and the packaging waste they create
When I was in elementary school, we’d have hot dog days once every few months. Parents would get together and steam hot dogs in the staff room. The hot dogs came wrapped in a paper napkin, and we had a … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Garbage, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, environment, environmental education, hot lunch, pita day, pizza day, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, waste management, zero waste
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2014 Halton Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar – how it’s made
Starting tomorrow, residents of Halton Region will start to receive their 2014 Waste Management Guide & Collection Calendar. This popular guide — the largest public document produced by Halton — provides you with your waste collection schedule, and information about Blue … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart
Tagged 2014 Waste Management Guide & Collection Calendar, 3rs, Collection Calendar, compost, composting, conservation, environment, Halton Region, printing, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, waste management services, zero waste
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Winter is Coming… and the waste collection crews are too…
Like the fantasy author George RR Martin has been warning us for some time “Winter is coming.” But even if you’re not a Game of Thrones fan, or living in the Kingdoms of Westeros, there’s no denying a major snowfall is here! … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Garbage, Recycle
Tagged 3rs, compost, eco, environment, Game of Thrones, Garbage, recycle, recycling, snow, waste collection, Westeros, winter
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Wrap it up in environmentally friendly ways!
The holiday season is officially here! Festive music, tempting treats, colourful decorations and gift giving! Although a most wonderful time of the year, generous gift giving can create a lot of waste. You may be surprised to learn that gift … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living
Tagged 3rs, Christmas, eco, environment, environmental education, gift, Gift wrapping, Gifts and Occasions, holiday waste, holidays, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable
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Five person family — one bag of garbage
I was out walking with my kids the evening before our waste collection day and my 6 year old commented that a neighbour down the street had A LOT of garbage. It’s funny what kids notice! I decided against speculating … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, GreenCart, Houses
Tagged 3rs, children, compost, composting, consumerism, environment, family, food, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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Halton Region’s $2 Garbage Tag Program
By recycling and composting more, you’ll have less garbage. In Halton Region, you may place out three garbage bags/cans or less at the curb every other week. More than three garbage bags/cans require a “garbage tag,” up to a total … Continue reading
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Tagged composting, environment, Garbage, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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Cups runneth over
The summer season is in full swing — bringing long weekends and warmer temperatures, backyard barbeques and outdoor parties. Entertaining in the summer is fun and, while reusable beverage cups are truly the best option, many find that outdoor entertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart
Tagged beverage, Blue Box, composting, cup, eco, environment, Garbage, GreenCart, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, zero waste
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All the good reasons Halton is reducing its garbage limit
As of April 1, 2013, Halton Region has reduced its garbage bag limit and introduced garbage tags. Information on the program details and garbage tags can be found at http://www.halton.ca/garbagetags. You may be wondering why Halton Region is reducing its garbage … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, consumerism, eco, environment, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, waste management, zero waste
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Halton’s garbage tag program
Learn all about Halton Region’s garbage tag program. Starting April 1, 2013, Halton residents may place 3 garbage bags/cans or less at the curb every other week. More than 3 garbage bags/cans will require a “garbage tag,” up to a … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage
Tagged 3rs, consumerism, environment, Garbage, landfill, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, waste management, zero waste
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Travelogue: Shuffle off to Buffalo
Canadian thrill seekers understand the adrenaline rush of wearing three newly purchased t-shirts, one on top of the other, as they cross the border from the U.S. back into Canada. “Nothing to declare.” I totally recognize that cross-border shopping discourages … Continue reading
Posted in Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Travel
Tagged 3rs, consumerism, cross border shopping, eco, environment, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, shopping
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That’s a wrap – environmentally friendly alternatives to wrapping paper
Even though there’s no snow, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” The lights are up. The decorations are out. The gingerbread is in the oven. The tree is aglow. If your house is like mine, presents are starting … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living
Tagged 3rs, Christmas, conservation, consumerism, environment, gift, presents, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, wrapping paper, zero waste
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What a party! The Halton Waste Management Site celebrates 20 years
Over 600 Halton residents visited the Halton Waste Management Site on Saturday, September 29, 2012 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Site’s opening. Guests took part in tours of the landfill, got to climb aboard heavy equipment like the … Continue reading
We’re having a party… to celebrate our landfill!
We’re hosting an open house to celebrate 20 years of environmentally safe waste management in Halton Region — and you’re invited! This Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Halton residents are welcome to come to the Halton … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Education, Garbage, Green Living, History, Landfill
Tagged 3rs, anniversary, children, conservation, disposal, eco, environment, environmental education, family, landfill, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, zero waste
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Interesting Facts about the Halton Waste Management Site’s Construction
September 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the Halton Waste Management Site. We’re celebrating with a community open house on Saturday, September 29, 2012! While many residents are coming out to see our landfill equipment in action, most will likely be … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, History, Landfill
Tagged 3rs, conservation, environment, landfill, nature, rain water, waste management
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An inadvertent side effect of a Full House – How would Uncle Jesse manage all this waste?
A little while back my in-laws decided to downsize and sell their house. They got into the early spring market and voila — their house sold in record time at full asking price. Only problem was that everything happened a … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, composting, conservation, consumerism, eco, environment, family, food, Garbage, parents, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, waste management
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Managing solid waste caused by emergencies and disasters
9/11 and the World Trade Center. Hurricane Katrina. The earthquake in Haiti. The tsunami in Japan. These disasters resulted in a horrifying loss of human life and the destruction of property. They also generated an unexpected amount of solid waste that needed … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Garbage, Green Living, History, Household Hazardous Waste, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, conservation, debris, disaster, disposal, earthquake, eco, education, emergency management, environment, family, federal emergency management agency, flood, household hazardous waste, hurricane katrina, landfill, litter, Peterborough, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, SWANA, tornado, tsunami, waste management, zero waste
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Monitoring landfills from afar with SCADA
SCADA – Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. That sounds like something out of a NASA acronyms manual, but it’s actually more down to earth than that. If you say that you have SCADA, it just means that you’ve got a computerized system that … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, Landfill
Tagged data, data management, disposal, environment, Garbage, landfill, monitoring, SCADA, science, sustainability, sustainable, technology, waste management
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Guess what Mom and Dad? I got a job at a landfill!
I recently started working for Halton Region Waste Management Services as a Waste Management Program Coordinator. While in the past I have worked in the waste management industry, my office has always been removed from frontline activities. Most other Greater … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, conservation, education, environment, Garbage, household hazardous waste, landfill, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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GPS Leads the Way to Longer Landfill Site Life
In January 2012, Halton’s landfill operators at the Halton Waste Management Site had some new technology added to their heavy machinery. GPS systems are well-known for helping people get around town by car or on foot, but it may be … Continue reading
Posted in Garbage, Landfill
Tagged conservation, disposal, environment, Garbage, geography, GIS, GPS, landfill, landfill capacity, machines, science, sustainability, sustainable, waste compaction, waste management, zero waste
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Enjoy and protect nature when camping this summer
I love camping: getting the family together, sleeping in tents, swimming, riding my bike, sitting around a campfire making s’mores — the list goes on! Literally, camping has been something I’ve done since I was six months old. Every year, we … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, camp, camping, composting, conservation, Conservation Halton, education, environment, family, Garbage, leave no trace, national park, nature, outdoors, provincial park, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, summer vacation, sustainability, sustainable, tent, trailer, travel, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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A Landfill Gas Success Story – Reducing by Capturing
The Clean Air Partnership’s blog about Halton Region’s landfill gas collection system tells the story of how early-adopters can make environmental improvements even before it becomes mandatory. The landfill site in Halton, located in Milton, Ontario, is the only operating landfill in the region accepting municipal solid … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, Green Energy, Green Living, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged clean air partnership, climate, climate change, combustion energy, environment, ghg, global warming, green energy, green power, greenhouse gases, Halton Waste Management Site, landfill, landfill gas, landfill site, methane, science, sustainability, sustainable, waste landfills, waste management, zero waste
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Waste Management Legislation in a Nutshell
We often receive inquiries like “why don’t you ban this particular item,” or “why don’t businesses recycle more,” or “can you force manufacturers to use a particular package?” There are actually so many rules for waste management in Canada, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Businesses, Compost, Disposal, Garbage, GreenCart, Household Hazardous Waste, Houses, Landfill, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environments, composting, conservation, disposal, e-waste, eco, Eco Logo, education, environment, Environment Canada, Garbage, government, household hazardous waste, landfill, Legislation, Ministry of the Environment, national initiatives, nature, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, regulation, reuse, school, science, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable packaging, waste management, zero waste
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Great Acts Are Made Up of Small Deeds
The old saying goes “reduce, reuse and recycle.” In times of environmental crisis, these three simple words are an excellent guide to live by. Unfortunately, people tend to focus solely on the latter of the three, completely disregarding the importance … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Blue Box, Education, Garbage, GreenCart, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged Canadian Environment Week, catholic secondary school, climate, conservation, Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School, e-waste, education, electronic waste, environment, environmental education, Garbage, Halton Catholic District School Board, high school, landfill, litter, Ontario EcoSchools, recycle, recycling, recycling bins, reduce, reuse, school, science, secondary school, social justice group, stewardship program, sustainable, teenager, waste management, World Environment Day, zero waste
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It’s National Public Works Week – a time to recognize how our environment and community is protected
Public Works is something that is actually quite difficult to define. It consists of a multitude of various services provided to the public, some are obvious, and some are not often realized. These consist of “must have” services such as … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, History, Household Hazardous Waste, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, American Public Works Association, biosolids, composting, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, government, household hazardous waste, landfill, litter, National Public Works Week, politics, product stewardship, public works, recycling, reduce, research, reuse, science, sustainable, transportation, waste management, wastewater, water, zero waste
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Yard sales have always been great for the environment
Yard sales have been around for as long as there have been yards with green grass. That’s likely because the original motivation to have one still holds true today: “I have more stuff than I need, but maybe someone else … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Disposal, Garbage, Green Living, Houses, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, consumerism, eco, environment, family, garage sale, hoarding, landfill, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, spring cleaning, waste management, yard sale
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Garbage In – Gold Out
You’ve got to love Mother Nature. She takes your unwanted kitchen scraps, grass clippings and fallen leaves and with a little bit of time and very little effort, she turns your garbage into pure gold – or at least your … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, backyard, backyard composter, compost, composting, conservation, education, environment, family, food, garden, gardening, garlic mustard weed, grass clippings, Halton Master Gardener, International Compost Awareness Week, nature, plants, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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3Rs Community Champion: Trillium Demonstration School reduces garbage to recycle more
Students at Trillium Demonstration School have taken the planet to heart — incorporating environmental initiatives into everything they do. “We only have one planet, so we need to minimize garbage to try to preserve it,” said a Trillium student. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd, children, composting, curriculum, education, environment, environmental education, family, garbage cans, learning disabilities, Ontario EcoSchools, Ontario Ministry of Education, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, science, Trillium Demonstration School, waste management, zero waste
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Garbage Sky High on Mount Everest
I stood on top of the world — or so I thought! In 2010, I stopped in Zermatt, Switzerland to stand on top of the highest point in Europe you can access via a mountain lift. At 3,883 meters above … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, environment, hiking, leave no trace, litter, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Nepal, outdoors, recreation, recycling, Tibet
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What’s the size of Texas, made of plastic, and floating in the Pacific Ocean?
If you guessed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” you’re right. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is also known as the largest landfill in the world, and unfortunately it is not found in a thoroughly planned, designed and controlled waste management … Continue reading
Posted in Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, education, environment, great pacific garbage patch, ocean, pollution, recycling, sustainable, waste management
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Bulk Waste Collection
As the person responsible for ensuring waste is collected in a timely fashion every day, bulk waste can cause me a lot of headaches, mainly when people disregard the “rules,” and there seems to be some confusion about what we accept as … Continue reading
Posted in Garbage, Houses, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, consumerism, disposal, environment, family, Garbage, landfill, recycling, waste management
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4 Songs that Put Waste to Music
The 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) really do get people inspired, and they sometimes put their passion into song. I love music and I love to write lyrics & songs… and apparently many other people who care about the environment also share … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Disposal, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, environment, indie music, landfill, music, recycling, reduce, reuse, Sesame Street, singing, songs, videos
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10 Environmental New Year’s Resolutions
It’s that time of the year again. Christmas has come and gone; the dinners are over but definitely not forgotten. We’re all complaining about those few extra pounds the holidays brought us. For many of us, it’s time for New … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, environment, family, holidays, new year, recycling, resolutions, waste management
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Tips for an Environmentally-friendly Christmas Morning
If you have children like I do, Christmas morning can create a whole new dimension of waste! Anyone who’s attempted to open (not to mention assemble) a child’s toy on Christmas morning knows that bleeding fingers and an engineering degree … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, Christmas, environment, family, holiday waste, holidays, parents, recycling, waste management
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Making Recycling Easy at Your Christmas Holiday Party
Check out our 2 minute 20 second video about making recycling and composting easy for guests at your upcoming Christmas holiday party!
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Energy, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged Christmas, composting, environment, food waste, holiday waste, holidays, recycling, video, waste management
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Tips For a “Waste-less” Holiday
The holiday season brings with it a lot of excitement. For many of us it’s a time for family gatherings, food, and gift giving. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza or just enjoy the time spent with family and friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, Christmas, environment, family, holidays, recycling, zero waste
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A Buy Nothing Day Challenge
November 25, 2011 is Buy Nothing Day (BND) in North America. What is BND you may ask? BND was created in Vancouver in 1992 by Ted Dave, a social critic and media activist, as a time for all of us … Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Disposal, Education, Garbage, Green Living, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, Buy Nothing Day, consumerism, environment, family, sustainable, zero waste
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Conserve The Landfill – It Won’t Last Forever
Many people never think about where their garbage goes after it leaves the curb or is dropped down the chute. So it’s even less likely that anyone would wonder about how much space their waste takes up in a landfill. … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, composting, disposal, environment, Garbage, landfill, recycling
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Garbage. Waste. What’s in a Name?
Many people use the words “waste” and “garbage” interchangeably. However, within the waste management profession, “waste” acutally means something different than “garbage.” Waste is anything being thrown away, including Blue Box, GreenCart, Yard Waste, Household Hazardous Waste and Garbage materials. Garbage … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Disposal, E-waste, Garbage, GreenCart, Household Hazardous Waste, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged environment, waste management, zero waste
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Composting is good but wasting less food is better!
Let’s face it, we’ve all done it, we’ve let the broccoli, strawberries, and bread, go bad. Luckily for Halton residents, we have the GreenCart program that accepts those food items and more we’ve so easily let expire. Let’s take a … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses
Tagged composting, environment, family, food
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Take Action with Waste Reduction Week – October 17 to 23, 2011
Not to be confused with Earth Day in April, Waste Reduction Week(WRW) is a national event recognized during the third week in October and is coordinated by non-profit organizations and recycling councils from across the country. The representative council in Ontario is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, business, environment, family, recycling, school
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A day in the life of a garbage bag
Have you ever wondered where your bag of garbage ends up and how it gets there? To be honest, before I got into the field of Waste Management, I never really put a lot of thought into it. You might be surprised … Continue reading
Instead of red and orange, let’s see “Green” this Thanksgiving
It’s that time of the year again where many families get together for Thanksgiving to enjoy delicious food and the beautiful array of colours the fall season has brought upon us. Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays; it’s like Christmas … Continue reading
Ever thought about using cloth diapers?
Are you a new parent dealing with all the excitement and fast pace of a little one? Have you noticed how many disposable diapers you go through in one day? Perhaps you are expecting your first little one and not … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, Green Living, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged children, diapers, family, parents
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A Waste in Space
I was delivering recycling workshops at an elementary school recently and a boy in grade 3 asked me “why don’t we blast our garbage into space?” This was not the first time I’ve been asked this. I responded that it … Continue reading
