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May 16, 2008

The Elephant in the Dumpster

Although the success of residential recycling programs continues, communities must pay additional attention to the growing industrial, commercial and institutional waste streams being generated to reach municipal diversion targets.

While continued progress has been made in the diversion of residential wastes from landfill, few stakeholders are talking about the elephant in the Dumpster: Themammoth pile of industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) wastes being generated in Ontario.

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