It's not always easy to stay green and recycle at the cottage, but it's a good idea to try! Remember, don't leave any residual food in the containers you are trying to recycle, because they will end up in a landfill. You can make a cute recycling area in your cottage, an animal proof bin for cans on the deck is a great option! "The last thing you want to be doing is standing at your local landfill on a sweltering summer day, the smell of someone’s long-ago leftovers heating up, as you sort your papers from your glass.
There’s nothing quite like ending a summer day on the dock, the sun nestled into the tree line, water quietly lapping against the shore, a beer and a bag of chips in hand. Sounds relaxing. But after pouring those final chip-bag crumbs into your mouth, the wrapper gets tossed into the garbage and eventually shipped to the landfill where it sits for years. Flexible plastic packaging, like chip bags and zip lock bags, are notoriously difficult to recycle because they’re made up of different types of plastics that aren’t easily broken down. According to the CBC, however, Recycle B.C. has...
It's not always easy to stay green and recycle at the cottage, but it's a good idea to try! Remember, don't leave any residual food in the containers you are trying to recycle, because they will end up in a landfill. You can make a cute recycling area in your cottage, an animal proof bin for cans on the deck is a great option! "The last thing you want to be doing is standing at your local landfill on a sweltering summer day, the smell of someone’s long-ago leftovers heating up, as you sort your papers from your glass.