Choose products with less packaging.
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Welcome to Week 36 of 50 Ways to Reduce Your Waste Line. Last week, we talked about powering down your computer when you are away. This week, we ask you to order products that will produce less waste. We should avoid getting products that come with unnecessary packaging, such as plastic wrapping film. Products made of mixed materials make them non-recyclable and destined for landfills.
One Thing You Can Do:
When you order classroom or office supplies, think about choosing items that are made from recycled materials, are recyclable, or have reduced packaging. Look for items that are packaged in paper instead of plastic. If you are ordering printer toner, make sure you choose cartridges that are recyclable; many companies will take the used cartridges back – check with Facility Services at your campus for the procedure.
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Additional Information:
An exciting article was published recently by CBC discussing “how Canada will use its presidency of the G7 to try to persuade the world’s richest and most industrialized countries to adopt ambitious goals for plastics recycling and waste reduction.”
Included in the article is the following quote from Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, who spoke from an international conference on the world’s oceans in Cancun, Mexico: “We are looking at a zero-plastics-waste charter.”
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