tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120982399236985142.post163878334518732480..comments2024-02-07T06:48:23.474-05:00Comments on Sudbury Steve May: Steal This Idea: Take It With You, Sudbury!Sudbury Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03959184192546029807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120982399236985142.post-65264054290508914112010-03-19T00:53:42.552-04:002010-03-19T00:53:42.552-04:00I remember when I was a grad student at Laurentian...I remember when I was a grad student at Laurentian, my fellow students would throw away so much stuff that was recyclable, that I tried to implement a recycling policy in our little office.<br /><br />I brought in a blue box, placed it beside the garbage, put up signs about recycling, and asked everyone individually to put their recyclables in the correct bin. I then took full responsibility to sort through the recycling and make sure it ended up in the right place.<br /><br />I shared the office with about seven other grad students, all in their 20s and not a single one of them bothered to put their recycling in the bin next to the garbage. Every day I would sort through the garbage can, pulling out the recycling, often while the other students watched me and referred to me as the "garbage nazi" or "eco nazi." I think they found it amusing that I was willing to pick through garbage because they were too ignorant to not intentionally throw away recyclables.<br /><br />These are the types of people we're dealing with.<br /><br />Sudbury is particularly bad. People know about recycling and many participate, but the total amount of garbage going to our landfill is staggering. You can read about it at the city's official website here:<br /><br />http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/CMS/index.cfm?app=div_earthcare&lang=en&currID=9707<br /><br />Anything that someone can do to help this problem would go along way. Take your idea and run with it, Steve.<br /><br />Chris KNChris KNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954696074083093304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120982399236985142.post-1170273142918638972010-03-17T20:14:44.697-04:002010-03-17T20:14:44.697-04:00My workplace is just what you describe. In some c...My workplace is just what you describe. In some cases is the companies fault but in most cases I suspect its the employees who contaminate the waste sorting, all it takes is one or two assholes who either don't care or do it out of spite for being told what to do. <br /><br />Just how much of a dick do you have to be purposely sabotage a company's attempt to do right?<br /><br />Our local school board does have a take it home policy and getting the kids trained for the bigger world is an ideal way of starting such a program.GABnoreply@blogger.com