Recycling plastic bags

From www.yorkregion.com

 

 Sep 12, 2007 09:34 PM
By: Patrick Mangion

Loblaws has announced the start of its plastic bag recycling program in municipalities where plastic bag recycling is not available.

The company expects to divert more than 51 million of the bags from landfills during the first year of the program.

Recycling receptacles will be available to shoppers inside Loblaws stores.

The plastic bags will then be recycled into new usable plastic products.

In April of this year, Loblaws made a commitment to reduce one billion plastic grocery bags from Canada’s landfills within one year.

The bag recycling program is available in 60 stores, with additional stores coming soon.

Recyling printer cartridges and cell phones

New! The Town of Aurora is now accepting used laser and inkjet cartridges and unwanted cell phones (no batteries) and donating them to The Canadian Diabetes Association Recycle Ink program either to be re-used or recycled.  Your efforts will divert waste from landfills and provide the Association with much needed funding.  Bring your empty cartridges and unwanted cell phones (with the batteries removed) to the Public Works department, Operation Center at 9 Scanlon Cr., Building A, between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.  For a list of eligible cartridges or more information, please call 905-727-3123 ext. 3447.