December total – 37,437 kg
Aluminum – 262 kg
Commingled* - 10,048 kg
Office Paper – 2,663 kg
Cardboard – 20,545 kg
Glass – 3,929 kg
Books - 797
Total for 2018 – 510,361 kg
Total for 2017 – 463,516 kg
Difference – +46,845 kg
* Co-mingled is unsorted materials sent to Winnipeg for sorting
Comments – A new record for metric tons (tonnes) recycled in one year! The previous record was 500 in 2007.
The biggest increase is in cardboard at 50.4 tonnes. The big surprise was a decrease of 6.4 tonnes in the commingled category which includes the aluminum as it was mixed in last year. It would seem there is less recyclables coming from homes. Maybe people are consuming less which is a good thing, or there is more plastic and less paper which weighs less or...
We definitely want to reverse that trend in 2019!
Aluminum – 262 kg
Commingled* - 10,048 kg
Office Paper – 2,663 kg
Cardboard – 20,545 kg
Glass – 3,929 kg
Books - 797
Total for 2018 – 510,361 kg
Total for 2017 – 463,516 kg
Difference – +46,845 kg
* Co-mingled is unsorted materials sent to Winnipeg for sorting
Comments – A new record for metric tons (tonnes) recycled in one year! The previous record was 500 in 2007.
The biggest increase is in cardboard at 50.4 tonnes. The big surprise was a decrease of 6.4 tonnes in the commingled category which includes the aluminum as it was mixed in last year. It would seem there is less recyclables coming from homes. Maybe people are consuming less which is a good thing, or there is more plastic and less paper which weighs less or...
We definitely want to reverse that trend in 2019!
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