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  2. File:Recycling rates of paper and cardboard, OWID.svg

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    English: :Recycling rates of paper and cardboard Recycling is defined as reuse of material in a production process that diverts it from the waste stream, except for recycling within industrial plants and the reuse of material as fuel. "Recycling rates" are the ratios of the quantity collected for recycling to the apparent consumption.

  3. Blue box recycling system - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, Laidlaw won the bid for recycling in the City of Mississauga and introduced the second commercial blue box program in Ontario in June 1986, the largest recycling effort in North America. Between 1997 and 1999, Laidlaw, Inc. exited the solid waste business after incurring heavy losses through its investments in Safety-Kleen and ...

  4. Recycling in Canada - Wikipedia

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    According to a 2019 study, only 9 percent of waste in Canada goes to recycling. [21] As of 2019, British Columbia has the highest recycling rate, at 69 percent. [22] In Ontario, the recycling rate has declined from 60.2% in 2018 to 57.3% in 2019. [23]

  5. Toronto Solid Waste Management - Wikipedia

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    Toronto Solid Waste Management Services is the municipal service that handles the transfer and disposal of garbage as well as the processing and sale of recyclable materials collected through the blue box program in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves approximately 870,000 homes and non-residential establishments. [1]

  6. Recycling codes - Wikipedia

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    Recycling codes on products. Recycling codes are used to identify the materials out of which the item is made, to facilitate easier recycling process.The presence on an item of a recycling code, a chasing arrows logo, or a resin code, is not an automatic indicator that a material is recyclable; it is an explanation of what the item is made of.

  7. Ontario Deposit Return Program - Wikipedia

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    The Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP), also simply known as Bag it Back, is a regulation of the province of Ontario, Canada.Its purpose is to divert recyclable materials from landfill or low-quality recycling uses by charging a fee for each alcoholic beverage container sold in the province, and processing the material for re-use or other recycling activities once the containers are ...

  8. Paper recycling - Wikipedia

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    Waste paper collected for recycling in Italy Bin to collect paper for recycling in a German train station. The recycling of paper is the process by which waste paper is turned into new paper products. It has several important benefits: It saves waste paper from occupying the homes of people and producing methane as it breaks down.

  9. Category:Recycling in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Recycling in Canada" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Ontario Deposit Return Program; R. Recycle BC; S. The S.W.A.P ...