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City of Toronto Charges 5 Cents per Plastic Bag

Recently, a new city ordinance was put in place by Toronto in an effort to reduce waste in landfills, waste management and encourage consumers to recycle. This ordinance requires all shoppers to pay a 5 cents per bag fee whenever they make a purchase at area stores. This is an attempt to encourage shoppers to bring their own bags whenever they need to shop.

A Profitable Trip to the Dump

Sanford and Son was a classic creation by Redd Foxx who was not only a comic genius but a man ahead of the curve. The reuse and recycle mentality of Fred Sanford may have been a little off the wall but this was a character who did not have to have the latest and greatest to be happy. Other people’s trash was his treasure and he managed to scrape by, happy to live in his loosely organized junkyard. I have a kid just like Fred Sanford. His idea of a good time is to hop in the truck with me whenever I have a load to haul to the county waste facility. He is fascinated by what others throw away, always coming up with ideas of how to give a second life to items that catch his eye in the white goods and brown goods dumpsters.

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Nuclear Energy

Are you looking for some inside information on the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy? Here’s an up-to-date report from the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy experts who should know.

Why Is Safe And Clean Energy So Important?

So what is safe and clean energy really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about safe and clean energy–info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you.

Help the Environment by Ordering Recyled Checks

There has recently been more pressure and emphasis placed to take better care of our environment. By choosing to utilize recycled checks you can do your part for the environment while at the same time fulfilling one of the many mandatory needs of life.

How Important is it for the City to Recycle Items?

Almost everyone understands the importance of county recycling our byproducts, but in this age of consumption it is more important then ever that cities and municipalities encourage this and provide more easily accessible resources for recycling in order to keep local communities from drowning in a sea of trash.

Using the 3R to Help the Environment

Because of global warming, pollution, diminishing forests, and a limited supply of natural resources, people are becoming more aware of the importance of protecting the environment. Waste in the environment affects the air, water, land, animals, plants, and humans. When we use the environment as a waste dump, we take away land from wildlife, pollute [...]