Waste recycling pioneer TerraCycle, a brainchild of a young Canadian entrepreneur that has grown to become a global leader in the hard-to-recycle waste, has been named a winner of the United Nations (UN)'s Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity award.
The fourth rule for living the wasteless life is to recycle. Recycling is not a solution to mass over-consumption, but where possible, it is preferable to use things that can be recycled effectively than not.
Ryerson is pleased to participate in a number of specialized recycling programs to help reduce unnecessary landfill waste.
Encana Events Centre (EEC) in Dawson Creek is a great example of a company that went the extra mile to reduce the waste that goes to the landfill. According to TerraCycle, billions of cigarette butts go to the landfill, or even worse, end up thrown on the ground. Encana Events Centre decided to divert the cigarette butts they collect from their patrons.
TRENTON, N.J.—TerraCycle Inc., the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste has been named a winner of a United Nations Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity award.
Circular systems were the norm in times past: consumable products were delivered in reusable containers, goods were purchased in small markets or produced locally, and durable materials allowed for repair and reuse. But with the rise of cheaply mass-produced plastics, increased levels of consumerism, and planned obsolescence in many products, our modern culture now creates waste on an unsustainable scale.
Jeffrey Hopkins, GM of Staples Peterborough, sheds light on the organization recycling hard-to-recycle office supplies often thought of as ‘throwaways”.
Across Canada, recycling councils celebrate Waste Reduction Week (WRW) during Oct. 16-22. The annual event promotes building environmental awareness around issues of sustainable and responsible consumption. It is a week of information with events showing how to reduce waste in all facets of our daily lives.
One of the main things we have found in our garbage bins that are the most common are blue nitrile gloves that we use for farm safety practices. Unfortunately, there is no way around using them in certain areas on the farm for food safety purposes, and they are a significant source of waste.
We all know that waste is a huge problem. But it’s an easy problem to push to the side – especially if you live in an urban setting where your trash disappears from your curb. Out of sight, out of mind as they say. But all that trash ends up in landfills which produce methane – a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in its contribution to climate change:
