- Who owns the Recycling Centre?
- Who owns the green trailer for recycling drop offs parked between Canadian Tire and Walmart?
- Which material makes up the largest portion of bales shipped for recycling?
- What recycling program provides free bins for beverage container recycling in public spaces?
- How many tonnes (metric tons) did the Recycling Centre process in 2016?
- What is a MRF?
- Which of the following is not collected for recycling: a) Computers and televisions, b)shredded paper, c) Styrofoam and plastic bags, d) household batteries
- What year did the Recycling Centre began shipping materials to Winnipeg for sorting.
- Who shares a building with the Recycling Centre in Timber Lane?
- What items are recycled from local landfills?
Answers
- No one. It is owned by the Flin Flon & District Environment Council, Inc., a non-profit corporation.
- The City of Flin Flon purchased the trailer in 2014.
- Corrugated cardboard is 48% of the materials processed for recycling.
- Recycle Everywhere. The two cent environment levy on beverage containers funds this program and provides some subsidy for local recycling costs.
- 460 tonnes.
- Materials Recovery Facility. The Recycling Centre is a MRF as it collects the materials and sends them elsewhere to be made into something new.
- C) Styrofoam and plastic bags as there are no place to send them for recycling.
- 2013. The decision to stop sorting locally was made because it is less expensive than hiring more people and buying equipment.
- Eecol Electric leases half of the building owned by the Recycling Centre.
- Used oil, metal, car batteries, tires (Flin Flon Landfill only).