Tag: Recycling
Peterborough residents can recycle more items starting Jan. 1. Here’s what’s included
Expanded list of items that can be recycled through the Blue Box…
ANALYSIS: Ontario is starting to enforce its rules around empty beer cans. Now what? | TVO Today
“Since modernization began hundreds of grocery stores have signed up to sell…
Here’s what to do with your empties in Ontario as Beer Stores close down
As Beer Store locations across Ontario gradually shut down, residents are wondering…
Chinese company makes revolutionary breakthrough to solve major issue with plastic: ‘Accelerated transformation’
“We hope to further expand.” Source: Chinese company makes revolutionary breakthrough to…
Grocery stores mull ending alcohol sale over Ontario’s recycling rule
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s push to make alcohol more easily available to…
Ontario proposes to weaken impending new recycling rules over costs to producers | Globalnews.ca
Ford’s government is proposing to weaken an impending slate of new recycling…
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so was atching this: Monday Marathon 28 – Processing Ewaste picked up…
i like this guy’s “business model” – flip what he can, keep what he can use, and properly ewaste everything else…
Monday Marathon 20 – Processing Ewaste picked up from a Charity Shop!…
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made a cone from a ariyana warp box. would be better to…
i need to find a place to re-use the cold-shipping boxes
i need to find a place to re-use the cold-shipping boxes. maybe…
Grassroots group urges Tim Hortons to put a lid on litter | CBC News
Don’t Mess with the Don, a charity, has launched a new campaign,…
Are all EV batteries headed for landfills?
seems easy to me: if you sell evs in canada, must have…
project – a website for getting ruling on garbage / recycle1 / recycle2 / greenbin and keeping it for reference
for edge cases, like the cardboard box with gravy & ketchup from…
Is Trash The Building Material of The Future? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider
dammit! somebody already took my idea!
Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It
The industry knew decades ago that recycling was never viable in the…
Scientists make breakthrough discovery while experimenting with urine: ‘We can reuse a very significant portion of the cobalt’
A team of scientists has discovered an unexpectedly effective method for EV…
Plastic recycling directory ends, citing lack of ‘real commitment from industry’
A national directory for plastics recycling drop-off locations was taken offline, six…
Dealing with Diapers – the dirty little secret of organics diversion
read this interesting article on how some municipalities deal with diapers; i…
The lengths I go to to ensure my recycling is effective.
i recall reading a comic book, possibly Richie Rich, a small ad…
Remember what bottle return was like? Ain’t no one got time for that…
meta: i made this post to be a link from a 2nd-level…
Fossil fuel producers work to shape U.N. treaty to cut plastics : NPR
Groups connected to the fossil fuel industry are trying to shape an…
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups
A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the…
How Ontario’s battery recycling system has all but collapsed amid a toxic feud
Battery recycling levels are plummeting and the regulator is warning battery producers…
Garbage & recycling truck automation.
so we’ll be getting some sort of automatic loader for the new…
Ontario ‘pop can tax’ program halted as province revisits recycling plans
Environment minister warned he wouldn’t allow the beverage industry to make shoppers…
KeelClip Packaging – Paper-Based Clip for Cans – GPI
KeelClip™ is a paper fastener that replaces plastic rings, tops and shrink…
We break down your plastic-bag alternatives: The greenest option may surprise you
There are questions about the options being used to replace the ubiquitous…
— 2023-01-24 – Tuesday – raw rantings
direct from the s.o.c. file.. pics at the bottom are the related…
New York OKs human composting law; 6th state in US to do so
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north…
The first stage of Canada’s plastics ban is now in place. Here’s how it affects you
The ban on making or importing items like grocery bags, straws and…
Cargo from 2021 spill still washes up on BC shores – Victoria Times Colonist
More than a year later, consumer goods from some of the MV…
what to do with used glucose meters?
is there, should there be a way to send used, barely uised…
Millions of unused mobile phones, DVD players and unwanted TVs are living in British households – as owners haven’t got round to sorting them out
A study of 2,000 adults found properties across the country are acting…
Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse
A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic…
recycling plastic into building blocks
TO-DO: needs sketch of basic processes. TO-DO: reference the old mad magazine…
Recycling CD, DVDs
in reverse cron order. 2024-04-12 – asked Paul for mobile shredding service;…
ChopValue – recycling chopsticks into wood products.
Using recycled chopsticks, we create stunning, high-performance office furniture, home decor, kitchen…
You won’t believe how some Delaware shoppers are dealing with plastic bag ban
Delaware’s revised ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect on July…
First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup
Today, our operation in the Pacific Ocean reached an exciting milestone: The…
Map: world plastic production and sources of oceanic plastic waste.
Source: River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans to-do: find source of…
Ford government quietly overhauls troubled plan to hand off recycling program to private companies
A regulation approved last week and posted online Tuesday eliminates several of…
Colorado lays to rest first legally composted human remains
The unnamed person elected to have their body transformed into soil. State…
The Ford government is overhauling Ontario’s blue box recycling program — and critics say it will be a disaster
The new rules will off-load the entire cost of the program onto…
The industry creating a third of the world’s waste
Extracting materials is wreaking havoc on the planet. Could the world’s growing…
Thieves steal catalytic converters from trucks at Amazon facility in La Marque, police say
Source: Thieves steal catalytic converters from trucks at Amazon facility in La…
Inside the World of Buy Nothing, Where Dryer Lint Is a Hot Commodity
From medical supplies to half-eaten birthday cakes, Buy Nothing is fostering a…
Solar panels are a pain to recycle. These companies are trying to fix that.
A new plant in France aims to extract silver from old solar…
China Takes The Air Out of Excessive Packaging
On August 10, 2021, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) and…
