Teacher Gideon’s Waste Audit
December 8, 2021
Triple Ace Presentation
Landfill Waste: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Landfill Waste: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Landfill Waste: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Sorted into 6 piles
Landfill Waste: Non-Recyclable Packaging
Selected Contents:
(tomato container tops)
(ex. cereal bags)
Landfill Waste: Multi-material Wrappers
Selected Contents:
(granola bar wrappers)
(candy wrappers)
Landfill Waste: Labels
Selected Contents:
Landfill Waste: Non-recyclable paper
Selected Contents:
(Receipts)
(Library hold notices)
Landfill Waste: Consumed items
Selected Contents:
Landfill Waste: Styrofoam
Selected Contents:
Landfill Waste: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Mixed Recycling: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Compostables: Nov 25 - Dec 6 (12 days)
Plastics Recycling in 2019
A large portion of the plastic generated is not recycled because there is no system to recycle them.
Source: Canada Plastics Pact
What can be done about plastics?
Making plastics recyclable is part of the solution. But reducing plastics is the critical part of the solution
Source: Canada Plastics Pact