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WHY WASTE REDUCTION STORE?

April 26, 2017corn plastic reduction store waste winnipeg

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WHY WASTE REDUCTION STORE?

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• Our containers have a 100% biobased content with no petroleum derivatives • Reduce ecological footprint associated with packaging • Reduce dependence on fossil fuels • Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions • Encourage human creativity in addressing environmental concerns • Offer the opportunity to turn food waste into a resource (and reduce GHGs) • Most plastic and polystyrene packaging in the food industry is NOT recycled • Recycling petroleum based plastics requires additional energy use (one reason why it is not recycled) • Recycled plastic products (e.g. plastic lumber) at the end of their lifecycle must still be thrown away • Biodegradable products at the end of their lifecycle can be converted into a resource as compost that has an added environmental benefit. THE SITUATION: Canada is one of the world’s worst emitters of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, making us a country with a small population base that has a significant impact on climate change. With public campaigns like t