Waste

Waste Diversion at Provincial Parks

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Elizabeth Kenrick Pembroke November 01, 2005 02:07 PM
The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre is a recycling and composting facility working with Algonquin Provincial Park. We have implemented a recycling and composting program at va…

Information on Successful Multi-Family Building Waste Diversion

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Unknown March 31, 2006 05:07 PM
Hello, I'm looking for information on successful programs for waste diversion at multi-family buildings. This could include recycling, organics collection, or reduction progra…

Higher Use of Wood Waste than Composting

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Jan Dolph Austin May 10, 2006 10:30 AM
I am researching the topic of finding a higher use than compost for the brush and yard trimmings collected by our Solid Waste Services Department. Please respond if your organizat…

Backyard Composter Follow-up Surveys

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Caroline_Jackson June 30, 2006 08:30 AM
Hello everyone: We are planning to survey residents who have bought a backyard composter through our municipal subsidy program. We hope to design a short telephone survey (ab…

Effectiveness of Grasscycling and Backyard Composting

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Laura Mccall Murfreesboro January 10, 2007 05:06 AM
Does anyone know where I can find estimates of the effectiveness of strategies such as grasscycling and backyard composting for solid waste reduction? What kind of participation r…

Seeking Information on City-Wide Food Composting

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Lucille Bertuccio Bloomington January 16, 2007 10:23 AM
I am looking for information on cities that pick up food waste for composting. Thank you, Lucille Bertuccio, president Center for Sustainable Living  

Seeking Examples of Increased Diversion Rates Due to C&E or Program Adjustments

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Lydia Torbicki Thorold January 17, 2007 03:47 AM
Hi all; We are trying to find examples of waste diversion programs which have a demonstrated/documented increase in participation rates (% tonnes captured, kg/hh/yr, etc.) bas…

Food Composting

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ahillyard January 19, 2007 02:39 PM
The Province of Nova Scotia banned compostable organic material from disposal at a landfill November 30, 1998. Curbside collection of organics for residential and ICI has been tak…

Food Waste

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John Schroder London June 25, 2007 07:05 AM
Hi Can anyone direct me to any examples they know of where there has been a successful campaign to increase the amount of food waste being recycled (for turning into compost)…

Organic Food Waste

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Anne Camozzi Nova Scotia June 29, 2007 08:14 AM
Nova Scotia , Canada has been collecting organics for quite awhile even in rural areas. Check out the City of Halifax Waste management, The town of Antigonish. These are some exam…

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