The City of Ottawa is embarking on a consultation process on changes to its solid waste management plan. This is a good thing, but only if the implementation options are right for the community. In my opinion any solid waste manangement plan must encorporate and respect the following principles: Waste must be handled as close […]
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City of Ottawa – Help for Folks Installing Solar Thermal
The City of Ottawa has a nice new web page that acknowledges the existence of solar energy, and in particular solar domestic hot water (SDHW). The site, which can be found on ottawa.ca gives information about two different types of SDHW systems: a CSA approved factory packaged system and not factory packaged system. Both types of installation […]
Ottawa is back to recycling all hard plastics
The newspaper reports that the City of Ottawa is, once again, recycling all hard plastics. You may remember that some time in the Chiarelli administration Ottawa decided to save some money by taking a money losing, but successful, program of plastic recycling and scrap (literally) everything except recycling of number 1 and 2 plastics. There’s […]
Forever Plastic: Basic Tip for Recycling Plastic – Doc Zone | CBC-TV
Given the interest in solid waste policy in the City of Ottawa at the moment, now might be a great time for you to brush up on some recycling facts. CBC has a page and a video with some interesting information that might inform and entertain you. Forever Plastic: Basic Tip for Recycling Plastic – […]
City of Ottawa – Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review
The City of Ottawa is currently conducting a review of residental solid waste service levels and this is your chance to have a say before the service levels change (or your tax bill does). The solid waste review has its own web page on the city’s site. City of Ottawa – Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review. […]
Gourken's Brain Dump (more of a trickle actually) 