Category: ORGANICS
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Diapers in the BLUE Bin? …Wrong but it happens in Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s recycling needs to get cleaner; instead, people are putting dirty diapers in the blue bin.
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Plastic Contamination in our Green Bin Compost…… See Photos
Using plastic bags in our municipal green bins can further degrade the quality of the compost. These photos show a recent sample of compost from the our contractor’s facility.
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Please…No Plastics in Our Green Bins!
While the Federal and Provincial Governments are developing a Canada-wide strategy on zero plastic waste, and the Government of Ontario is consulting on waste and litter reduction in the Province, including plastics, the City of Ottawa is encouraging plastic bag use in its green waste stream. “This is frankly embarrassing,” says Brian Tansey of Waste…
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities Webinars
you would like to see some of the innovative approaches done in other Canadian municipalities please go to the FCM website.
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Calgary is monitoring their Green Bin contents. Will Ottawa be doing the same when ours are over-filled with plastics?
City looks to expand program that snoops on residential recycling bins.
Waste Watch Ottawa 