Seeing Green to reduce waste
Studies have shown that if you stop throwing everything into the garbage and begin recycling, you can cut the amount of household waste you produce by 40 per cent!
- Look at the amount of mail you receive each day and determine what is needed and what isn't. If you have access to a computer with an internet connection, consider getting some of this information electronically. Many bills you receive regularly can now be paid by touchtone phone or directly from your account at a financial institution.
- If you don't like receiving flyers, attach a sign to your mailbox advising delivery personnel of this fact.
- The more paper, plastic, and metal you recycle means fewer trips to take the trash out, and more recyclables diverted from the landfill. Contact your local municipal office for more information.
- Also ask your municipality about your local hazardous waste and used oil depots. Safely disposing of these dangerous wastes can protect you, the water and the land.
- Consider composting your organic waste. Organics in landfills break down anaerobically, producing methane gas. Methane is 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a contributor to climate change. Also, transporting compostable wastes to landfill produces air pollution.
Additional resources
City
of Winnipeg Blue Box Recycling
Household Hazardous Waste Depots
Green
Manitoba Waste Minimization
Green
Manitoba E-waste Round-up
Resource
Conservation Manitoba Compost Action Project
