Zero+Waste+Fact+Sheet

This is where we'll put what we consider our main talking points for the zero waste project.

For instance


 * There are 3 rs and the # 1 r is REDUCE. This is what our project wants people to think about. Reduce your waste (recycling is still waste)
 * Toronto has made great improvements in waste management. Homes are now diverting 63% of their waste via composting and recycling
 * Apartments are only diverting 18% of their waste. A big part of the problem is NO green bins in the apartments. Think of how much more waste could be diverted in apartments if they had the greenbin.
 * Companies like Loblaws and Walmart are trying to put the majority of their products in PET plastic. This is a good idea since it is the most recyclable product
 * Keep adding some more that you think are important
 * Toronto has made great progress by going from 900 000 tonnes of waste per year to 497 000 tonnes per year
 * 70% of waste is created from disposable products
 * In the 1920's range, it was only 7% of waste in Canada but now it is 70%
 * In the 1960's the beverages were in refillable bottles, but now, they're are in single-use bottles
 * The amount of plastic water bottles we use can circle our earth 5 times
 * In Canada we use over 10 billion plastic bags a year
 * Last year 1.85 billion beer containers were returned for deposit refund, keeping beer bottles out of landfills and municipal blue boxes which saved tax payers 98 million dollars.
 * If half of Ontario wine was sold in refillable bottles 7 000 tonnes of carbon would be avoided each year.
 * Reuseable bottles have a carbon footprint of 80-87% less than a single-use bottle.
 * Many countries in the world have beverage container deposits.
 * 'The blue box program provides effective ways for residents to do their part to recycle packaging waste.
 * Research says that food companies package their products in plastic in order to keep the food fresh..
 * Walmart diverted 80% of waste in 2010.
 * Loblaw diverts 93% of their waste.
 * Loblaws in Nova Scotia recycle 99.68% of waste diversion.
 * 30-40% of food purchased for the home goes to waste.
 * Almost half of the food in the house is organic so it is important to have a green bin.
 * The main reason companies make packaging is because they add value to the base product.