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28/9/2017

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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
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