Answering Common Recycling Questions

There are lots of questions about what can and can't be recycled. Some of them can be real brain teasers for those of us who are trying to be considerate recyclers!

With that in mind we were so happy to read this great article from Slate that tries to answer some of recycling questions we hear all the time like:

"Do I have to remove the staples when I recycle my magazines? What about envelopes and pasta boxes that have plastic windows in them?"

"When I get something in the mail wrapped with packing tape, can I recycle the paper and the box, or will the tape mess things up?"

....and this classic:

"How bad is it, really, to throw the occasional greasy pizza box in with your recycling?"

All those and more are answered in the story HERE, check it out for yourself. One thing to note is that all the points in the article are right on for the Recycle Plus system but elsewhere you should confirm with your local recycler.

Recycle Plus and Rock97.7 Raise Funds For Haiti

There have been many fundraising activities held in recent weeks to raise money for the people of Haiti. Rock 97.7 in coordination with Recycle Plus held one of their own with the proceeds going to The Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.

A drop off location was established at Centre 2000 over five days where residents could donate their empty beverage containers. Rock 97 was 'on location' on the first day to promote the fundraiser and Recycle Plus staff were there to manage the donations. This effort was so well received that the trailer was filled on the first day and needed to be exchanged for second one!

The radio station continued to promote the event on-air and on-site and by the fifth day that trailer and a third was also filled.

The staff of Recycle Plus all agreed to work on their day off to sort the containers and donate their time to the effort as long as the money for their pay was donated. Recycle Plus responded by matching the wages in contribution dollars to the fundraiser. Roseneau Transport donated the use of the trailers for the drop off as well as the cartage fees received for transporting the goods to Edmonton.

In total almost $20,000 was raised in this one heroic campaign. The Red Cross is eligible to receive matching Federal monies so the campaign will net almost $40,000 to the relief effort in Haiti.

Great work everyone!