Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), December, January 1989, p. 8

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mp Rec} cling Resolutions DU lot: 1 Ct‘ll‘ldt‘r whether you really need some- hclorc _\ou purchase it? Lu Never [J Sometimes -‘ Often 3 Bio heicrages such as milk or pop in 3 2 l returnable. refillable contraincrsi.7 - 7 .‘t Jamil buying overpackagcd goods! 3 a l -l Amid disposables. <uch as paper plates 3 2 1 [hrtiwuwu) lighters and razors? SL‘ompost kitchen and yard waste to make a 3 2 1 “HI {itndllltmel’ for your garden? h Sam and reuse grocery bags (take them 3 2 1 bath to thr: store). magazines and books lilttlltllk.‘ them to hospitals. ctc. t yarn and cloth \t'mpx tio a school. day care or church) 14. Recyde Paper in your office? 3 3 I 1 Donate clothes. t‘ul’l‘lilUI’L‘ and appliances 3 2 l 15' Encourage govemmen' Officials to adopt 3 2 I to LhdllthlC organizations? policies and programs to Promote efficient s. rcpair an item even though you could get 3 2 l waste management? a nut ttnc l'or ncarly the some priuc‘? AL â€" ‘3 Llsc consumer information articles to buy 3 2 l I â€"_ dUI’uhlL' goods? If your score is: 40 or more â€" Welcome the Challcngc of ' . n ! Ill Runt \Clle'n uscd items such as tools 3 2 l “fiducmg your W35“? by 59% It Ca be done and partv warc Between 21 and 39 â€" You ve made a good start, but 'rtcre's ll When pll\\lhlti‘_ buy products that are 3 2 1 “mm for Improvement- 7 rccolud 20 or less â€" Keep up the good work. and encourag your 13 ink part In local req‘cling programs for 3 2 l frlflndS and netghbors lo do the same. “WWW”- h‘mm and “"5" Call the Ontario Recycling Information Service to more I} (‘oinplain in nianufucturcrx about excessive 3 2 1 details On how to reduce and recycle your waste .- illfi) [indulging illld hurllrin ohsolusccncc‘l 593.1756 or 1-300â€"387â€"5479. Get to know the recycling language \itur \lLLd) into “’11th management into uncovcr xeteral terms which are \px‘t‘lllc to this field Thh bricl gunjc \I‘JULIILl makc SUITE of thcni more niidcrstnndahlc. ALUMINUM CANS 7 soft drink or other hut-cragc containers \VhlL‘h are protlmud totally from aluminum. Aluminum IN importcd into Canada as B.lu\|lC ore from tropical arcas The t'L'L'}\.'llllg ol aluminum cum conscrvcs cut-rig) compared to sinclting new .iliiitiinuni orc. Making aluminum l'rom rcuylcd cunx takes only 5“: of (hi: uiicrg} it FL'qull’CH to smell lhc Iitclal lroni scratch. BIUGAS r Mcthanc gas produced by the dt‘t‘ltlnpmtllon or organic niallL‘r. BLUE BOX ~ :1 container distributed to households in many urban rccycling programs. It is uscd to store rccyclahlc materials and is placed at the curbside on pick-up day. COMPOST â€" partially decomposed organic matter which can be added to soil as a conditioner. Compost can be produced from kitchen wastes such as vegetable peclings and yard wastes such as grass clippings. CULLET â€" crushed glass which can be combined with silica, soda ash and lime to produce new glass. The glass collected from recycling projects is usually used in the form of what. DEINKING â€" a chemical process which removes ink from recyclable paper thus making the wood fibre from the paper clean and available for use in producing new paper. DEPOT â€" a central drop-off area for recyclable materials. Recycling depots consisting of collection bins have been established in central locations rural communities. â€" Energy from waste. T pl’t} cess of burning waste to produo :crgy in a recoverable state; usually .n the form of steam or electricity. The ocrgy can then be used for heating tr tn 3 manufacturing process. Air enmiuns from E.F.W. plants are regulrnol by Ministry of the Envimnment mnEl FINE PAPER - a common term for paper such as copier or computer piper. It is often collected from offim and schools. LANDFILLING â€" the disposal or waste by deposit, under controlled con- ditions. on land or on land covercd by W131”, and includes compaction ot the Waste into a cell and covering the waste With cover materials at regular intervals. continued mi [2.3 W ti H 62 C December. January 1989

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