recycling

In April, some of you may have caught the story <http://news.flora.org/flora.perc/23> in the ~Montreal Gazette <http://www.tc.cornell.edu/willis/mtlgazette.html> about an international study of environmental performance in 52 countries. The conclusion about Canada was: "The picture that emerges is of a nation who consume as much as four times the level that is environmentally sustainable." Of course, one didn't need an international study to know this. The …

…on it's full meaning when we close the loop and buy products containing recycled content. Filling your Blue Box is only half the task; the other half is buying products that come out of your Blue Box. Make yourself aware of the choices available when you visit the supermarket or office-supply store. Most household paper needs, for instance, can easily be satisfied using recycled material. The higher the recycled content in our purchases, the better.