Alphabet Soup

Originally published Sept 20/17 The Reminder. Flin Flon, Mb. Sponsored by North of 53 Consumers Coop.

Every industry and organization develops a language of initials that those who work within understand but leaves those outside with questions.
 
Here is a little quiz

1. OCC
2. FFDEC
3. EPRA
4. HHW
5. HDPE
6. MMSM
7. CBCRA
8. MARR
9. PETE
10. PM

 
___   a) office paper that is baled and sold for the current price of $75./tonne.
___  b) Provincial grassroots organization of municipal officials, employees and recycling operators.
___ c) The local non-profit organization that runs the Recycling Centre in Flin Flon.
___ d) Half of all the materials collected at the Flin Flon Recycling Centre is this material.
___e) The plastic that shampoo bottles and milk jugs are made of
___ f)The industry funded organization that pays for electronics recycling.
___ g)  Materials that must be disposed of carefully to prevent great harm to the environment.
____ h) The plastic that drink bottles and strawberry clamshells are made of.
____ i) The industry funded organization that subsidizes household recycling.  
____ j ) the industry funded organization that provides free recycling bins for public spaces.

Answers:

1. 10 -   Printer’s Mix
2. 8 -  Mb Association of Regional Recyclers
3. 2 -  Flin Flon & District Environment Council, Inc.
4. 1 -  Old Corrugated Cardboard
5. 5 -  High density polyethylene
6. 3 – Electronic Products Recycling Association
7. 4 – Household Hazardous waste
8. 9 – Polyethylene terephthalate
9. 6 – Multi Material Stewardship of Mb.
10. 7 – Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association