October 8, 2004
How to recycle at home
NICK DENNAHOWER
Please use separate blue bags for paper, aluminum, and plastic. Glass bottles
and tin cans and tops are not recyclable put these items in the garbage.
Recylclables should be separated into three blue bags as follows:
- Paper office paper, envelopes, newsprint, cardboard, magazines.
- Aluminium clean and dry pop and beer cans.
- Plastics any type of clean and dry plastic.
From October 17 23, the City of Iqaluit will conduct a special pick-up of
household hazardous waste, including:
- Paint
- Car fluids
- Bleach
- Household cleaners
- Batteries
- And other toxic materials.
For questions about hazardous waste, call Donna, at 975-8506.
For questions about composting, call Jim Little at 979- 3427.
For questions about recycling or waste diversion, call Nick at 979-7297 or
e-mail iqaluitrecycles@yahoo.ca.
Nick Dennahower is the coordinator for Waste Matters Inc. in Iqaluit.
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