Comments on: The Green Bin and The Blue Box http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/ Your blog for information on Oakville, Ontario Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Michelle http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-105 Michelle Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:51 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-105 Although I am NOT part of the program, I have gone and purchased a green bin. Every Friday I put my green bin at the curb, and miracle of miracles it is picked up. There are a number of residents in my townhouse complex who are doing the same thing. We may not be have been invited to the party, but we went just the same. :) Now I just need to figure out the dog issue. I will find a way around it. Although I am NOT part of the program, I have gone and purchased a green bin. Every Friday I put my green bin at the curb, and miracle of miracles it is picked up.

There are a number of residents in my townhouse complex who are doing the same thing. We may not be have been invited to the party, but we went just the same.

:)

Now I just need to figure out the dog issue. I will find a way around it.

]]> By: lily http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-103 lily Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:30:24 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-103 Oh yeah, thank you, Jan, for that suggestion - why didn't I think of that?? Am also wondering about the plastics situation. The only plastics I don't throw in there right now is the #6 and #7 but would also like to know if that's right. Oh yeah, thank you, Jan, for that suggestion - why didn’t I think of that??

Am also wondering about the plastics situation. The only plastics I don’t throw in there right now is the #6 and #7 but would also like to know if that’s right.

]]> By: jan vankleef http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-102 jan vankleef Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:05:41 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-102 what about anaerobic composting in a 45 gallon drum. It will feed the greenery nearby; my 70 feet tall maple loves it. what about anaerobic composting in a 45 gallon drum. It will feed the greenery nearby; my 70 feet tall maple loves it.

]]> By: Manu http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-99 Manu Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:13:26 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-99 I know the manual says that you can recycle plastics #1 and #2. Do you all throw the rest of the plastics in your regular garbage, or in with the rest of the items in the blue box? A lot of the fruit and apple sauce containers are neither #1 nor #2 and we end up throwing a lot into the regular garbage. Thanks. I know the manual says that you can recycle plastics #1 and #2. Do you all throw the rest of the plastics in your regular garbage, or in with the rest of the items in the blue box? A lot of the fruit and apple sauce containers are neither #1 nor #2 and we end up throwing a lot into the regular garbage.

Thanks.

]]> By: lily http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-95 lily Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:35:50 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-95 I bought organic salad greens in a compostable clear plastic-looking container recently and wondered if it is acceptable in the green bin in Oakville, Ontario. It is marked on the package that it is compostable and made of a corn material. Thanks for any answers! I bought organic salad greens in a compostable clear plastic-looking container recently and wondered if it is acceptable in the green bin in Oakville, Ontario. It is marked on the package that it is compostable and made of a corn material.

Thanks for any answers!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-93 Nancy Sat, 24 May 2008 17:32:28 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-93 Blue Box Materials can go in one container!!! Halton residents can put all their recyclables in one blue box instead of seperating papers and containers into two boxes. Glass, plastic bottles 1 (PET) and 2 (HDPE), plastic tubs and lids, metal cans, aluminum foil, juice boxes, milk cartons, paper, envelopes, newspaper, phone books, box board and corrugated card board can all go in the same Blue Box, making it even easier to recycle. Apparently, advances in technology and changes in the marketplace have allowed the Region to change the way collecting and processing recycling materials, therefore pre-sorting is NO LONGER NECESSARY...!!! I can't tell you how happy I am about this personally...I am thrilled that I will never receive another note on my Blue Box telling me I have mixed something up...heck just be glad I put it in the darn blue box in the first place...!!! This is going to really help get people recycling even more then ever as it doesn't require a degree in sorting to recylce now...!!! Just another tidbit...I found recently...!!! Blue Box Materials can go in one container!!!

Halton residents can put all their recyclables in one blue box instead of seperating papers and containers into two boxes.

Glass, plastic bottles 1 (PET) and 2 (HDPE), plastic tubs and lids, metal cans, aluminum foil, juice boxes, milk cartons, paper, envelopes, newspaper, phone books, box board and corrugated card board can all go in the same Blue Box, making it even easier to recycle.

Apparently, advances in technology and changes in the marketplace have allowed the Region to change the way collecting and processing recycling materials, therefore pre-sorting is NO LONGER NECESSARY…!!!

I can’t tell you how happy I am about this personally…I am thrilled that I will never receive another note on my Blue Box telling me I have mixed something up…heck just be glad I put it in the darn blue box in the first place…!!! This is going to really help get people recycling even more then ever as it doesn’t require a degree in sorting to recylce now…!!!

Just another tidbit…I found recently…!!!

]]> By: Kate n Vic http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-92 Kate n Vic Thu, 15 May 2008 22:29:15 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-92 Well, Nancy, I am so glad you could help out with the doggy poop issue, because we too are having the same questions out here in BC. Love your site! Well, Nancy, I am so glad you could help out with the doggy poop issue, because we too are having the same questions out here in BC. Love your site!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-53 Nancy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:37:32 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-53 Hi Dog Owner Brother The answer to your question is apparently not...they don't want that kind of waste...now if you lived in any other region then Halton, I believe that is something that you can put in the compostable recyclying, but as I had posted on... http://www.oakvilleblogger.net/compostable-bags-for-the-green-cart-and-kitchen-catcher/ each region does it a little differently and has different capabilities of recycling based on which system they had purchsed to process this stuff... A lot of this does not make sense so I just assume that it all comes down to a money issue. If I find out anything further regarding how our system compares to that of the other regions I will reply to this site again...!!! For now...NO DOGGIE DODO...!!! Hi Dog Owner Brother

The answer to your question is apparently not…they don’t want that kind of waste…now if you lived in any other region then Halton, I believe that is something that you can put in the compostable recyclying, but as I had posted on…

http://www.oakvilleblogger.net/compostable-bags-for-the-green-cart-and-kitchen-catcher/

each region does it a little differently and has different capabilities of recycling based on which system they had purchsed to process this stuff…

A lot of this does not make sense so I just assume that it all comes down to a money issue.

If I find out anything further regarding how our system compares to that of the other regions I will reply to this site again…!!!

For now…NO DOGGIE DODO…!!!

]]> By: Dog owner brother http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-35 Dog owner brother Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:39:43 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-35 Can you put dog poop in the green bin? Can you put dog poop in the green bin?

]]> By: Nancy http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-30 Nancy Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:25:19 +0000 http://www.OakvilleBlogger.net/the-green-bin-and-the-blue-box/#comment-30 Well - we have had the green bin going the entire weekend...and of all the funny things...the kids don't get it...LOL I though for sure they would pick it up right away, and they simply keep forgetting and scrape their leftovers from their plates directly into the garbage...I thought since they were pushing so hard for recycling that they would get the hang of this right away...!!! LOL I have to say...just as with the blue boxes...which if done properly, fills up really quickly...the green bin is proving to be the same...full all the time. Now I am not 100% sure we are doing this right and will check on the town's website, unless someone else can help me out...but we use the brown biodegradable bags in the small counter top container...we also use the large brown biodegradable bags for the outside container...and we put all of the small bags into the large bag in the large container when the small one gets filled up...am I making sense...??? So... The problem is that we have filled the large container practically in one weekend and we still have the whole week to go...do I take out the large bag and start another large bag...??? When the environmental engineers (garbage men) come by - do they only pick-up what is in the green bin, or will they know that the other brown biodegradable beside it has to also go...??? Maybe I should go and get another bin...but where do you buy them...??? I guess the kicker for me is the fact that we have been doing well already with recycling...and now with the amount we have been putting in the green bin...I feel excited that we are really not throwing as much into the landfill as we use to...!!! Michelle...stick to your guns...I can not possible imagine how the town can refuse to pick it up the same way for everyone...??? It simply doesn't make sense...!!! I think the town hasn't addressed the busineses either...we have an office in Burlington...and they do not pick-up recycling their either...and let me tell you...we could reduce alot of the junk we are throwing out...it really is a shame...but I guess they have to take things one step at a time...but now that I have started this, I can totally understand why you are miffed to be able to do your part...!!! Well - we have had the green bin going the entire weekend…and of all the funny things…the kids don’t get it…LOL I though for sure they would pick it up right away, and they simply keep forgetting and scrape their leftovers from their plates directly into the garbage…I thought since they were pushing so hard for recycling that they would get the hang of this right away…!!! LOL

I have to say…just as with the blue boxes…which if done properly, fills up really quickly…the green bin is proving to be the same…full all the time.

Now I am not 100% sure we are doing this right and will check on the town’s website, unless someone else can help me out…but we use the brown biodegradable bags in the small counter top container…we also use the large brown biodegradable bags for the outside container…and we put all of the small bags into the large bag in the large container when the small one gets filled up…am I making sense…???

So…

The problem is that we have filled the large container practically in one weekend and we still have the whole week to go…do I take out the large bag and start another large bag…??? When the environmental engineers (garbage men) come by - do they only pick-up what is in the green bin, or will they know that the other brown biodegradable beside it has to also go…??? Maybe I should go and get another bin…but where do you buy them…???

I guess the kicker for me is the fact that we have been doing well already with recycling…and now with the amount we have been putting in the green bin…I feel excited that we are really not throwing as much into the landfill as we use to…!!!

Michelle…stick to your guns…I can not possible imagine how the town can refuse to pick it up the same way for everyone…??? It simply doesn’t make sense…!!! I think the town hasn’t addressed the busineses either…we have an office in Burlington…and they do not pick-up recycling their either…and let me tell you…we could reduce alot of the junk we are throwing out…it really is a shame…but I guess they have to take things one step at a time…but now that I have started this, I can totally understand why you are miffed to be able to do your part…!!!

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