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Do I need to repeat anything?
I was mentioning boxes of cereal with too many raisins. Did you get that? It was really important.
Landfilling and burning are unsustainable solutions to our waste. Both are loaded with carbon emissions, starting with the extraction of non-renewable resources. The proposed mega landfill in Napanee expects an average of 100 trucks a day arriving from Toronto. Let's all consider the energy use and human resources of manufacturing. I'm not sure if capturing the greenhouse gas emissions for energy or the joules of combustion balance this carbon equation. Nevertheless, it is a non-renewable source.
I believe there are employment opportunities at all levels in a new waste economy. Collection, sorting, market development, depots, brokering, design and manufacturing will all need access to our waste streams. We need to break up the cloaked and controlled corrupt industry of collecting and burying waste. I believe when we recognize that waste materials have value, there will be a greater interest in redirecting them and finding new markets.
“Bon Eco” means good ecology, a respect for the relationship between life and the physical environment. Our innovation challenge right now is closing the loop on our consumption. It will take all the science, technology, engineering, art and design we can direct towards it.
This is Bon Echo Park.