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Tag Archives: e-waste
Coming soon: Special Waste Drop-off Days
To make the recycling of household hazardous waste and electronic waste more convenient to residents, Halton Region holds Special Waste Drop-off Days throughout the year. During the event, tweet us @HaltonRecycles and use the event hashtag #HaltonDropOff. The first Special Waste … Continue reading
Halton residents divert a lot of waste at Special Waste Drop-off Days
The final numbers are in for all seven of 2012’s Special Waste Drop-Off Days. Over 5,200 vehicles dropped off materials at our seven events — in fact, Halton residents diverted 108 tonnes of household hazardous waste and 128 tonnes … Continue reading
Women in Waste: Laura Shippen – building a strong career path
In the first segment of our Women In Waste series, we looked at an influential woman in an unconventional career at our Halton Waste Management Site. In this blog I interviewed a young woman who started her career path early … Continue reading
Five Weird Electronic Recycling Facts
With electronic recycling becoming increasingly crucial to the future of the planet, recovering mobile phones, and recycling old computers, televisions, printers and other electronic goods should be a priority for those that want to improve their ecological footprint. When considering … Continue reading
True or False: Batteries should not go in the garbage?
That was a trivia question I asked several grade five groups at the Halton Children’s Water Festival. Believe it or not, about half of them said true and the other half said false! The answer is TRUE! Batteries should absolutely … Continue reading
Do you know what’s in your cell phone?
At a recent family function, I pulled out my cell phone to answer a text message. My family members were appalled — not because I was being rude and answering a text message, but because I have an “old” cell … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, E-waste, Green Living, Recycle
Tagged 3rs, cellphone, coltan, Congo, congo drc, consumerism, Democratic Republic of Congo, e-waste, electronic waste, environment, lowland gorilla, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, science, sustainability, sustainable, technology, waste management, zero waste
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Oy vey, the data! Using data to understand how much material we recycle, compost and throw away
Did you know, on a daily basis approximately 600 tonnes of total waste is collected from the curb? Of that, 45% is Blue Box recycling and GreenCart organics, and 20% is yard waste. And there is an average of 60 … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Disposal, Education, GreenCart, Household Hazardous Waste, Landfill, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, data, data management, e-waste, environment, household hazardous waste, landfill, measurement, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, waste management, waste management facilities, 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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2011 Special Waste Drop-Off Day Wrap Up
Another year of Special Waste Drop-off Days has come to a close, and we had a great year Halton! Aside from a little rain (okay, a torrential downpour) and a bit of cold weather, all four events ran very smoothly, … Continue reading
Special Waste Drop-Off Day
I was talking with my neighbour and the conversation drifted to fall cleaning, and what to do with an old TV sitting in their basement. As a staff member of Halton’s Waste Management Services team, this is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in E-waste, Household Hazardous Waste, Product Stewardship
Tagged e-waste, events, product stewardship, recycling
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