Effective waste management is crucial for maintaining a clean, enjoyable environment for guests, protecting the environment, and upholding the park’s reputation.

Since 2018, the province of Ontario has been taking significant steps to build a cleaner and healthier environment for future generations. Here we are going to take a look at these steps and understand the idea of Producer Responsibility for Waste Diversion Programs in Ontario. What is Extended Producer Responsibility? Before we get into the steps that Ontario, Canada and the rest of the world are taking, we should first understand the idea of Extended Producer Responsibility. As explained by the Toronto Environmental Alliance, Extended…

A well-designed waste diversion program not only benefits the environment but can also lead to substantial cost savings.

As people start to get into the spirit of the holidays, sustainability and ‘greening’ efforts tend to be put on the back-burner. Household waste increases nearly 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day in the United States alone (via Ohio EPA). One BIG contributor to the increase in waste – other than the food waste generated by big family meals – is that lovely gift wrap paper adorning the millions of presents given throughout the holiday season. In the U.S., annual trash from gift-wrap and shopping…

The future was looking pretty murky for collegiate recycling and waste reduction programs in late-August when the College & University Recycling Coalition (CURC) and the US Composting Council (USCC) first surveyed campus recycling staff on the near-term impact of COVID-19 to recycling and organics recovery programs. With plans to return people to campus still a moving target, the survey pointed to a couple of broad trends: the need for a major reorganization of collection operations, a massive shift from reusable plates, cups, etc. toward disposable…