tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246639650182663283.post6560823707371983801..comments2023-05-20T07:35:48.401-07:00Comments on Zero Waste Blog: Where are Metro Vancouver's priorities?Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18117209574551813385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246639650182663283.post-32334245231922661212008-08-06T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:43:00.000-07:00Yes, the metal lids on jars are recyclable, but yo...Yes, the metal lids on jars are recyclable, but you must remove the lid from the jar before putting them out for recycling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246639650182663283.post-29957296744249735112008-03-15T16:53:00.000-07:002008-03-15T16:53:00.000-07:00As consumers, I think we forget the first R in red...As consumers, I think we forget the first R in reduce, reuse, recycle. It's our responsibility to make good choices, but I also think we should be pressuring companies to reduce packaging, reduce waste and to use ONLY recyclable packaging. We can't toss every type of plastic in the blue bin, last time I checked, although I do anyway. While I understand companies like to make money, they should be responsible in the way they design packaging. Example: Sun-Rype's applesauce comes in toxic PET (#1) plastic with an invisible ribbing that is only apparent when you've eaten most of the sauce. That, combined with a shape at the bottom that renders some of the sauce inaccessible with a normal spoon, makes getting all the product out impossible, not to mention annoying. I swear, next time I'm paying the premium for a glass jar that maybe I can even keep and reuse (or I'll make applesauce myself!). This waste of food is, in my opinion, unethical and irresponsible.<BR/><BR/>Do you happen to know if the metal lids on standard jars are recyclable? I don't think they are... but the ought to be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246639650182663283.post-1417225418103236172008-02-25T17:10:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:10:00.000-08:00The document I linked to is a package going to the...The document I linked to is a package going to the Waste Management Committee on Wednesday. You'll find the cost estimates in "Appendix A" of the 34 page package. Appendix a is the discussion paper presented to the Committee last month. It outlines several strategies for "updating" our solid waste management plan. Section 3 of has tables showing cost estimates for the strategies. (At the end of the package, staff has "reformatted" its discussion document, tinkering with the strategies to conform to the Sustainable Region Initiative format.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246639650182663283.post-17708039945692895542008-02-25T14:24:00.000-08:002008-02-25T14:24:00.000-08:00Hi Helen,Just wondering where you got those two nu...Hi Helen,<BR/><BR/>Just wondering where you got those two numbers? (i.e. 2.5-3 billion and 40 million.)<BR/><BR/>There seems to be no reference to those numbers in the document that you linked to.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com