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Re: Problem with discarding used tires
2008-01-30 10:16:54 UTC
Hi Kate,
I think all communities have the same problem, but we find it is often businesses that are creating the largest problems by illegally disposing tires. You know it isn't one vehicle when you come across 100 tires dumped in a secluded area. Businesses charge a disposal fee for proper disposal, but instead of responsibly disposing the tires they are dumping the tires and pocketing the money. Something that was suggested at one of our meetings was to involve the provincial government. If the provincial government withheld the money received from the tires, until a receipt for proper disposal was presented, we believe dumping would decrease. All tires would have to be cross-checked - if you are claiming 100 tires, you must show a receipt for disposing 100 tires - then you will be reimbursed by the government. You may want to see if other cities would also like to join in to petition your state for their involvement.
Best of luck to you.
Janice Dama
www.cleancitywindsor.ca
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Re: Cigarette Butt Littering FSBD #320
2006-10-25 06:11:44 UTC
Hi Megan - sorry I have been off for a while and was just going through my emails and came across your interest in foil ashtrays. A couple years ago the City of Windsor's Clean City Committee received free foil ashtrays to distribute with "Smokers for a Clean America" stamped on them. When we went to distribute the foil ashtrays there was little or no interest at all in people taking them, let alone, using them. With the province of Ontario going smoke-free in June 2006 we decided we needed to find something smokers would be interested in. We handed out litterbags for people with vehicles, so we needed to find a similar way to address smokers. After much research we came across numerous portable ashtrays and had some in-house smokers test the units. The one the smokers and our committee liked the best was from Australia at http://www.buttsout.net/ - we launched the campaign prior to the province's smoke-free enactment taking effect. The campaign has been very successful in addressing the specific issues of smokers, as well as bringing to light the problem of littered butts. When you deal with litter as your job, you are more aware of the problems that exist. Many did not see littered butts as a problem until our campaign pointed it out. Many businesses complained about the butt problem after the smokers were put outdoors. We find the cost of mailing out a batch of ashtrays worth the price if the smokers use them. You can look at ordering the buttsout containers from http://ecolad.com/ecom.asp. If you have any other questions feel free to contact me at:
Janice Hilary
Dama Environmental Public Relations Program Coordinator
City of Windsor - Clean City Committee
Environmental Services Division
3540 North Service Road East
Windsor, ON N8W 5X2
(519) 974-1010 ext 231
fax: (519) 944-3161
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Beer Bottle Caps for Charity
2006-01-06 14:32:47 UTC
Does anyone know of a company/charity that will reuse beer bottle caps? One of the areas we would like to target in our spring cleanup is the collection of the twist-off caps that patrons and staff tend to litter on our sidewalks. If we can find a way to encourage the collection by the bar staff (such as a friendly competition that could then be donated to a charity) then we could reduce the amount of cap litter.
Janice Dama
Environmental Public Relations Program Coordinator
Clean City Committee
City of Windsor Environmental Services Division
3540 North Service Road East Windsor, ON N8W 5X2
(519) 974-1010 ext 231
fax: (519) 944-3161
[email protected]
Visit Clean City at www.cleancitywindsor.ca
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