Environmental Issues in Northern Ontario
Waste
Compost your organic kitchen waste
You can compost fruits, vegetables, tea bags and coffee grounds, as well
as leaf and yard waste. Compost makes valuable fertilizer and reduces
the amount of waste in landfills. By composting, a family of three can
reduce GHGs by more than one eighth of a tonne each year.
Pay attention to goods and packaging
Evaluate your purchases and consider how they contribute to your
household waste. Buy more durable goods and re-usable products. And ask
for products with less packaging.
Recycle all recyclable materials
Find out what materials can be recycled in your municipality and
challenge your household to make sure those materials don’t get thrown
in the garbage. Every extra kilogram of fine paper you recycle is four
kilograms fewer GHGs.
Tips supplied by the Government of Canada
