The City of Timmins is recognizing Global Recycling Day on Friday, March 18 by celebrating the success of the City’s recycling and diversion programs.
In 2021, the Curbside Residential Recycling program diverted nearly 2 million kilograms of recyclable material from our landfills. A further 2,000 liters of waste oil, over 5,000 pounds of textiles, over 55,000 kilograms of hazardous waste and nearly 300,000 kilograms of scrap metal and electronics have also been diverted through the City of Timmins’ various recycling and diversion programs.
“The City of Timmins is continuously striving to improve our recycling and diversion programs,” says Environmental Services Manager Scott Tam. “We encourage residents to use the Timmins Recyclepedia Waste Wizard to learn how and where to properly recycle or dispose of over 400 materials.”
The mission of Global Recycling Day is to not only highlight the importance of recycling to ensure the health of our planet, but to also encourage people to think of goods in terms of resource, not disposable waste. The City of Timmins makes it easy to recycle with the Timmins Recyclepedia app. The app’s interactive features provide residents with information on collection schedules and how to properly dispose of various items. There’s even a waste sorting game that makes learning how to recycle fun and easy.
Download the Timmins Recyclepedia app today to receive service alerts, disruptions and more directly to your phone.
More information can also be found at:
www.timmins.ca/our_services/waste_recycling_services
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