Why Continue Waste Reduction Efforts?
Recycling Market Slow Down Market prices for recycling materials have dropped in recent weeks with the global economic downturn. On the North Shore, only well sorted, higher value materials are collected through the curb side program (as compared to a single-stream system where everything goes in one bag or box). By having “source separated” materials, such as newsprint and paper, the materials have higher value and are more desirable. This gives North Shore produced-recyclables an advantage in the current market place. Other materials, such as low grade plastics (#3, #6, #7, plastic bags), have less value and are currently being stockpiled. You can help this situation by only recycling materials accepted by the blue box program (glass, aluminium, plastics #1, #2, #4, #5) ands buy items with minimal, easily recyclable packaging. The bottom line: keep recycling. The markets are in flux and will strengthen again. Regional Disposal Concerns With Cache Creek landfill scheduled to close in
