October total – 45,178 kg
Aluminum – 490 kg
Commingled* - 9,714 kg
Office Paper – 2,789 kg
Cardboard – 25,697 kg
Glass – 4,957 kg
Books – 1,623 kg
Other plastics – 208 kg
Total for 2020 – 439,885 kg
Total for 2019 – 439,270 kg
Difference – +615 kg
E – waste – 9,110 kg
Batteries – 161 kg
* Co-mingled is unsorted materials sent to Winnipeg for sorting
Comments – We are finally ahead of last year in amount recycled. It is mostly cardboard as the amount of commingled materials from homes has dropped by 9.5 tonnes from last year. This may be less paper in the mix, but it indicates more needs to be done to encourage recycling.
Aluminum – 490 kg
Commingled* - 9,714 kg
Office Paper – 2,789 kg
Cardboard – 25,697 kg
Glass – 4,957 kg
Books – 1,623 kg
Other plastics – 208 kg
Total for 2020 – 439,885 kg
Total for 2019 – 439,270 kg
Difference – +615 kg
E – waste – 9,110 kg
Batteries – 161 kg
* Co-mingled is unsorted materials sent to Winnipeg for sorting
Comments – We are finally ahead of last year in amount recycled. It is mostly cardboard as the amount of commingled materials from homes has dropped by 9.5 tonnes from last year. This may be less paper in the mix, but it indicates more needs to be done to encourage recycling.
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