Beyond the Blue Box
One of the great articles that I found in the ENVIRONEWS newsletter from the Region of Waterloo is, “Beyond the Blue Box”. With spring’s arrival many of us are anxious to do some spring cleaning and purge our homes of unwanted items. Before you run out and buy a ton of garbage bags, do a quick scan of what you want to get rid of and separate your unwanted stuff into two different piles, “usable” and “trash”. Once you have isolated your piles, you have a few decisions to make on what to do with your reusable items:
• Host a yard sale?
• Give your unwanted stuff to a friend or family member
• Donate to a local charity
Your reusable items should not be going into the landfill. “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure”.
For those items that are not re-usable, you should recycle whatever possible and only throw out the non-recyclables. I am sure you will be amazed at how small your garbage pile becomes. A great website for determining what you can recycle is Blueboxmore.ca. I recommend that all of our Ontario readers head over to the website. If you live in the Waterloo Region, the Waste Management division offers re-use or recycling programs for:
• Bicycles
• Paint
• Building materials
• Propane tanks
• Cell phones
• Rechargeable batteries
• Clothing
• Tires
• Computers
• Toilets
• Electronic Equipment
The list is quite extensive the programs available to us should prevent any of the above items from entering our landfills. We should all think before we toss out anything. For more information on the Region of Waterloo’s waste management programs, visit their website or call them at 519-883-5100.
To read the full article, download the newsletter here.
Written by steve on April 3rd, 2007 with
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