Usually located in urban areas, recycling mills recover waste to make them into reusable products. A common example would be a paper recycling mill that pulps discarded paper products to make them into reusable, recycled paper. Other types of recycling mills handle bottles, glass and metal scraps. — Other Sources Recycle Nation. https://recyclenation.com/green-glossary/recycling-mill/. Accessed October 28, 2024.

In Ontario, you can return eligible wine, beer and spirit containers to The Beer Store for a deposit return. When these containers are placed in your recycling bins, especially glass, additional and unnecessary costs are added to your recycling program. All glass bottles and jars received at OVWRC are hand sorted by staff and used as road-building material around the site. Using this inert material as an aggregate substitute on-site is an acceptable method used to manage this material. It is also more environmentally friendly…

Bulky waste refers to items that are too large to be accepted by regular household waste collections due to their size and weight. This includes items like furniture (sofas, wardrobes, beds), large appliances (fridges, washing machines), and other substantial items such as garden waste or renovation debris. However, it typically does not include builder’s or contractor’s materials, which must be disposed of through different channels. Understanding Bulky Waste and How to Manage It Types of Bulky Waste    – Bulky waste can be categorized into…

Air ionizers help remove pollutants and improve air quality. They work by releasing negatively charged ions into the air. Simply put, negative ions are electrically charged molecules that float around in the air or atmosphere.   These ions then attach to airborne particles such as dust, pollen, and other pollutants. Once attached, these particles become too heavy to stay in the air, causing them to fall to the ground — and out of your way.   With fewer airborne particles, a room’s overall air quality…

A low-flush toilet (or low-flow toilet or high-efficiency toilet) is a flush toilet that uses significantly less water than traditional high-flow toilets. Before the early 1990s in the United States, standard flush toilets typically required at least 3.5 gallons (13.2 liters) per flush and they used float valves that often leaked, increasing their total water use. In the early 1990s, because of concerns about water shortages, and because of improvements in toilet technology, some states and then the federal government began to develop water-efficiency standards…