Alphabet Soup

  Originally published Jan 2/20  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. PPM

 
___   a) commingled recyclables mostly from homes which are sorted in Winnipeg.
___ 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 clam shells 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. -  d) Old Corrugated Cardboard
2. – c) Flin Flon & District Environment Council, Inc.
3. – f) Electronic Products Recycling Association
4. - g) Household Hazardous waste
5. – e) High density polyethylene

 
    6.     – i) Multi Material Stewardship of Mb.
​    7.     – j) Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association
    8.    – b) Manitoba Association of Regional Recyclers.
    9.    – h) Polyethylene terephthalate
   10.   – a) Print and Packaging materials