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Charlatan · 07-19-2006, 05:52 AM

Regardless of the environment and all the benefits there. We don't have the space to continue burying our trash.

Currently Toronto ships hundreds of truck loads of garbage to Michigan to be buried. Our Wet waste and recycling programs divert tonnes of garbage from the landfills.

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Recycling is easy in Toronto.

We have one bin for all recycleables (glass, paper, plastic, cans). They get sorted at the sorting facility.

We have one bin for "wet"* garbarge. This gets turning into compost.

We have one bin for everything else. I now put out one bag of trash every other week (we are a family of four).

* Wet garbage includes:

* Fruits, vegetable scraps
* Meat, shellfish, fish products
* Pasta, bread, cereal
* Dairy products, egg shells
* Coffee grounds, filters, tea bags
* Soiled paper towels, tissues
* Soiled paper food packaging: fast food paper packaging, ice cream boxes, muffin paper, flour and sugar bags
* Paper coffee cups, paper plates
* Candies, cookies, cake
* Baking ingredients, herbs, spices
* Household plants, including soil
* Diapers, sanitary products
* Animal waste, bedding (e.g. from bird/hamster cages), kitty litter
* Pet food

07-19-2006, 05:52 AM	#35 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Regardless of the environment and all the benefits there. We don't have the space to continue burying our trash. Currently Toronto ships hundreds of truck loads of garbage to Michigan to be buried. Our Wet waste and recycling programs divert tonnes of garbage from the landfills. __________________________________________ Recycling is easy in Toronto. We have one bin for all recycleables (glass, paper, plastic, cans). They get sorted at the sorting facility. We have one bin for "wet"* garbarge. This gets turning into compost. We have one bin for everything else. I now put out one bag of trash every other week (we are a family of four). * Wet garbage includes: * Fruits, vegetable scraps * Meat, shellfish, fish products * Pasta, bread, cereal * Dairy products, egg shells * Coffee grounds, filters, tea bags * Soiled paper towels, tissues * Soiled paper food packaging: fast food paper packaging, ice cream boxes, muffin paper, flour and sugar bags * Paper coffee cups, paper plates * Candies, cookies, cake * Baking ingredients, herbs, spices * Household plants, including soil * Diapers, sanitary products * Animal waste, bedding (e.g. from bird/hamster cages), kitty litter * Pet food __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke Last edited by Charlatan; 07-19-2006 at 06:00 AM..