Put Waste in its Place!

Find out what Fairlawn is doing with our revamped recycling program and learn how to recycle properly ~ Put waste in its place! ~ to do your part to help the environment.

Recycling Magic

Where does it all go? Find out what your recycling items produce.

The climate change Benefits of better waste management

 
Even though solid waste activities make a minor contribution (4 per cent) annually to Toronto’s yearly greenhouse gas emission total of 24 million tonnes of eCO2, achieving 70 per cent diversion would reduce the City’s annual GHG emission by approximately one per cent.
 
The following two examples illustrate how diversion also results in energy savings.
  • Every 100 tonnes of aluminum recycled saves 1,400,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours) of energy. In 2006, Toronto recycled approximately 1,000 tonnes of aluminum for a saving of 14 million kWh, which is also equivalent to a saving of 3,510 tonnes of GHG.

 

  • Similarly, recycling 100 tonnes of plastic, saves 577,000 kWh of energy. Given approximately 5,000 tonnes of plastic was recycled by the City in 2006, the resulting energy savings was close to 29 million kWh. This produced a saving in greenhouse gas emissions of 7,250 tonnes.”
In summary, from aluminum and plastics alone the city saved 10,760 tonnes of GHG emissions, in 2006.
 

Composting

See:  Waste today ... Soil tomorrow!

Green Bin Organics

See: What goes in the Green Bin?

Re-purposing your unneeded treasures

Everything from appliances and furniture to those small things that could be very helpful to someone else.

Blue Box Recycling

Did you know? ... The small effort of separating out your recycling saves energy and greenhouse gas by replacing new materials with recycled ones.

Recycling diverts up to 30 per cent of your household’s waste from landfills.
 
Taking Action: Fairlawn recycles too!  Please use recycling boxes at home and at church.

Put any empty paper coffee cups and Sunday "Order of service" bulletin into the recycling box -- not the garbage can!  

Simple Steps to help you Get Into the Habit!

Go ahead, mix recycling materials together.  Cans, bottles, paper, etc. all in one recylcing blue box.
 
Blue box recycling is for the following items:

  • Cardboard cans such as refrigerated dough, frozen juice, chip, nut, powdered drink mix and powdered cleanser containers. Put loose metal end inside cardboard can and pinch closed. Discard plastic pull-off strip and/or peel-off seal.
  • Plastic food jars, tubs & lids such as margarine, yogurt, ice cream, cottage cheese and sour cream containers.
  • Plastic bottles & jugs with lids securely fastened.
  • Milk/Juice cartons.
  • Empty paint cans & lids. Lids must be separated from the can.
  • Empty aerosol cans. Remove and discard lids.
  • Metal cans. Put lid inside can and pinch closed.
  • Glass bottles & jars. Remove and discard lids.
  • Aluminum rigid trays & pie plates.
  • Drinking boxes. Remove and discard straws.
  • Household paper. Includes junk mail, writing paper, computer paper, flyers and envelopes.
  • Paper gift wrap & cards. Remove ribbons and bows.
  • Paper egg cartons, paper bags.
  • Boxboard boxes such as cardboard, cereal, tissue and detergent boxes. Remove liners, plastic windows and flatten boxes.
  • Newspapers
  • Telephone directories.
  • Magazines, catalogues & books.
  • Corrugated cardboard. Clean, unwaxed and flattened. Corrugated cardboard must be tied in bundles.


Note:

  • Rinse containers to remove residue.
  • Recyclable items that do not fit in your blue box must be tied in bundles.

Not for recycling:

  •  Metal cookie tins and lids: These cannot be recycled as part of the curbside program but can be taken to three "Transfer Staions" where there are scrap metal bins http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/depots.htm 
    at Ingram, Bermondsey, Commissioners
  • Photographs

 

source: Toronto Recycles http://www.toronto.ca/garbage/programs.htm