Newsgroups: tor.general
Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!me!eastick
From: eastick@me.utoronto.ca (Doug Eastick)
Subject: Re: Recycling in general(was Re: Recycling Phonebooks)
Message-ID: <89Mar28.033231est.18516@me.utoronto.ca>
Reply-To: eastick@hammer.me.UUCP (Doug Eastick)
Organization: University of Toronto Mechanical Engineering
References: <89Mar15.154034est.19517@me.utoronto.ca> <444@ontenv.UUCP> <2226@maccs.McMaster.CA> <207@moegate.UUCP>
Distribution: tor
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 89 03:32:30 EST

In article <207@moegate.UUCP> soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman S. Soley) writes:
[some deleted, including Norm's disclaimer about NOT speaking for the
MOE]

>Curbside recycling in Ontario was pretty much invented singlehandedly
>by the City of Kitchener 6 years ago. In that 6 years there have been
>a lot of advances in recycling technology and a lot of better ideas
>about how to run these programs have been tried by communities in the
>US and elsewere in Canada yet the blue box programs being implemented
>in Ontario today are virtually identical to the program initiated in 
>Kitchener 6 years ago. Why? A lack of imagination, or interest, or real 
>commitment to the idea on the part of city councils and works departments;

Living in a Co-operative housing project, and also a BIG apartment
building (800 people), we have been trying to get the "recycling is
good" idea across the the other residents. We've been recycling
newspapers for 2 years now, and fine-paper for 1 year. We are pleased
with this, but would like to do more.

I remember hearing on the radio that the City of Toronto will be
initiating a "Blue Bag" program for Apartments in T.O. [in reference
to Norman's posting]. Someone was REALLY thinking when they decided to
do that. Not too many residents around here would keep one of those
boxes in their apartments, but a bag is easier to carry in the
elevator, hallway, etc. Great idea. I sometimes bring my recyclable
goods to the depot at the beer store, but only if I have the time and
space to carry it there. I'm sure I am one of few in the building who
does this. With snazzy Blue Bags, we could have competitions :-)

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