Christmas is a day to celebrate, but as soon as the party is over, a lot of rubbish is dragged to the side of the road.
Canada estimates that environmental zero-Group waste will begin in the medium termMid-November
In January, Canadians generated an average of 25 percentage points more garbage than the rest of the year.
The reason is: people buy more things during the holidays, and a lot of things --
From shiny wrapping paper to shiny cards
Normally your recycled blue trash can\'t get in, so it\'s destined to be landfill.
To help Canadians celebrate a Greener Christmas this year, here are some of the worst criminals of the season and suggestions for reducing holiday waste.
To avoid unnecessary waste, please choose the simplest wrapping paper.
Before recycling, it is usually necessary to separate different materials, so any gift packaging involving foil, lamination or metal coating or sparks may be rejected by your blue bin program.
\"Even though it\'s made of paper, because there are other coatings, whether it\'s plastic or wax, it\'s going to mess [up]
Recycling Process
Calvin Rahan, a research scientist at York University in Toronto, said.
The blue box program also generally does not want tin foil or gift leftovers such as bows, ribbons, cellophane and tape, as these items are made of materials that are difficult to recycle.
On top of that, ribbons and metal foil are the worst nightmares for recycling facilities as they will be stuck in the sorter.
\"It will get stuck inside the wheel and then cause a huge disruption to the system,\" Lakhan said . \".
If you shop online, you may start to pile up garbage even before the gift package starts.
Many of the protective packages used to transport goods, such as bubble packs and foam shards, are also difficult to recycle and are likely to not be able to fit into your blue box.
\"At Christmas, the only thing I\'m going to say that is easy to recycle is the cardboard packaging that Amazon has shipped your stuff in,\" Lakhan said . \". What on Earth?
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If you live in BC, some online shopping habits are terrible for the environment --
You\'re willing to make extra effort-
You can take some tricky-to-
Recycling items such as bubble paper and foil throughout the province.
But even these warehouses don\'t bring ribbons and bows, says harvinderaujla, information services manager at the B. recycling commission. C.
She also warned that the municipalities would refuse to display natural Christmas trees if this pesky metal foil still persists.
\"They will pull it, it\'s just a garbage.
\"The sparkling dark side is everywhere during the holiday season to decorate Christmas trees, wrapping paper and Christmas cards.
It will also turn these items into garbage because it is almost impossible to remove every spark from the product until it is recycled.
Flash has a darker side
It could actually hurt marine life.
This is because it is usually made of plastic and has the habit of leaking into the environment.
Karen Halley said: \"The little sparks stick to your hands, they stick to your clothes and eventually disappear from the sewer or are washed into our water system, A spokesman for GreenUP, an Ontario Environmental community organization.
The sparkling travel is convenient, making it one of the many micro-plastic contaminants that fish may eventually consume.
The negative effects of micro-plastics on aquatic organisms are increasingly attracting the attention of scientists.
\"It\'s hard to imagine that the Christmas gadget you just bought will affect marine life, but it does happen,\" Harley said . \".
A Greener Christmas Canadian can reduce waste in many simple ways during the holidays.
In addition to avoiding anything flashing, Harley also suggests keeping a box next to the tree and storing gift leftovers such as bows and ribbons.
\"Throw all the reusable things in the box, then take the box away and take it out next year.
\"It can be difficult to reuse fragile gift packages, but there are many more eco-friendly alternativesfriendly. Aujla with B. C.
S. recycling commission recommends using reusable paper or cloth gift bags or wrapping gifts with eyes
Capture paper such as old comics, maps, or expired calendars.
She also suggested packing gifts with other gifts such as backpacks or T-shirt.
\"If you have people who like baking, wrap their gifts in tea towels.
\"Sophie jazzio in Toronto reduced the gift of packing garbage by giving many family members and friends\" experiential \"gifts, such as going to the exhibition together or going out at night.
\"I will definitely take some people out for dinner.
This is a great gift that enables people to reconnect and be together.
She believes that experience is more satisfying than material gifts.
They will never be in the landfill \"they are more attentive and respectful to the people I gave them --
And the environment.