Posted on: May 02, 2019
Any business that stays open long enough will begin to accumulate excess materials. But what shouldn’t accumulate is any hazardous materials. Shelves, sheds and whole storage rooms filled with leftover paint, thinners, varnishes, glues, oils, cleaning supplies, and other dangerous...
Posted on: Mar 28, 2019
Are Light Bulbs Recyclable? It depends which definition of recycling you are using. On one hand, there is the direct reuse of a product. Which is to continue using a product in the same manner or for similar purposes (i.e. donating...
Posted on: Jun 08, 2017
The answer is no, PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) ballasts are not recyclable.Ballasts produced before 1979 are most likely to contain PCBs and were made illegal to produce in 1979. There are still many building in the Greater Toronto area built as...
Posted on: May 17, 2017
We recycle mercury containing lamps. Sometimes these lamps fail violently. Lighting manufacturers cal this a "non-passive failure event" meaning that the light bulb has exploaded. Don't you just love industry jargon?...
Posted on: Mar 15, 2016
Rechargeable and single-use batteries can contain harmful chemicals like mercury, nickel, cadmium, lead-acid etc. That’s why we need to dispose of batteries in the right way to avoid contaminating the environment, soil and waters. Most of the world’s batteries will...
Posted on: May 18, 2015
Why do we have to recycle lamps? Many bulbs and tubes contain mercury in an industrial altered form, which can be very harmful for the environment.Lamp recycling is mostly done to divert mercury away from landfills, but we also recycle...
Posted on: May 15, 2015
Technology has changed significantly in the last 10 to 20 years and we have seen a big increase in new and innovative electronic products. The lifecycles of these electronic products are getting shorter, because of the constant changing innovative environment....
Posted on: Aug 13, 2014
Steel is known to be one of the most common materials to be recycled in the world. Approximately 88% of scrap steel in North America gets recycled, according to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI). Scrap metals are usually collected from...
Posted on: Jul 17, 2014
What is the sign of an intelligent society? Is it a tablet computer or a smartphone? The internet and the ability to access the world’s information in a second? Is it flying around the world at the drop of a...
Posted on: May 15, 2014
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs are long lasting, cost effective and also energy efficient. CFLs usually last 10 times more than a standard incandescent bulb and saves you energy costs. CFLs contain mercury and should never be thrown in the trash, but...
