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Recycling Trivia

10/2/2016

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Originally published Feb 3/16  The Reminder. Flin Flon, Mb. Sponsored by North of 53 Consumers Coop.

  1. Who owns the Recycling Centre?
  2. Who owns the green trailer for recycling drop offs parked between Canadian Tire and Walmart?
  3. Which material makes up the largest portion of bales shipped for recycling?
  4. What recycling program provides free bins for beverage container recycling in public spaces?
  5. How many tonnes (metric tons) did the Recycling Centre process in 2016? 
  6. What is a MRF?
  7. Which of the following is not collected for recycling: a) Computers and televisions, b)shredded paper, c) Styrofoam and plastic bags,  d) household batteries
  8. What year did the Recycling Centre began shipping materials to Winnipeg for sorting.
  9. Who shares a building with the Recycling Centre in Timber Lane?
  10. What items are recycled from local landfills?
 
Answers
  1. No one. It is owned by the Flin Flon & District Environment Council, Inc., a non-profit corporation.  
  2. The City of Flin Flon purchased the trailer in 2014.
  3. Corrugated cardboard is 48% of the materials processed for recycling.
  4.  Recycle Everywhere. The two cent environment levy on beverage containers funds this program and provides some subsidy for local recycling costs.
  5. 460 tonnes.
  6. Materials Recovery Facility. The Recycling Centre is a MRF as it collects the materials and sends them elsewhere to be made into something new.
  7. C) Styrofoam and plastic bags as there are no place to send them for recycling.
  8. 2013. The decision to stop sorting locally was made because it is less expensive than hiring more people and buying equipment.
  9. Eecol Electric leases half of the building owned by the Recycling Centre.
  10. Used oil, metal, car batteries, tires (Flin Flon Landfill only).


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