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Joined: 3/11/2008
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Location: BC, Canada
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I have had a few experiences at work where I have to "process" certain products (unwrap shoes, clothing, other products). I found that a lot of companies send their products heavily packaged. For example, one pair of shoes will have a plastic mould in the toe, filled with a crumpled up piece of paper (quite large), then another, and a metal/plastic stick crammed into the toe, connecting to the heel; there may even be another piece of plastic in the heel. While I was unwrapping these shoes, I had to discard almost all of the pieces that they were stuffed with. My employer did not provide a recycling for the balls of paper, and we had to discard every extra piece, such as keychains, pins, and extra laces.
It really made me mad to see that such a large company isn't taking global warming into account. Employees aren't even allowed to take the rubbish and recycle it as they wish at home. Tell me what you think!
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Location: Toronto
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Could you discuss this with your employer and suggest a recycling box?
Surely that would reduce the costs required for garbage pickup, which is very pricey.
Ryerson 2012
Politics & Governance
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Rank: Frosh
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Location: Saint John
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I thought about something similar the other day when I found out that places like Tim Horton's just throw out all of their food after every day! It just seems like such a waste.
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Location: squamish, b.c.
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Well for some things, waste is a little bit worst than others...for food companies, it is against the law for them to send away any leftover food that is past it's due date, even if it looks fine. Even to charities it is illegal because if someone gets sick, they are liable. Now for big clothes store corporations, it is completely different... The only reason they are avoiding recycling anything is due to pure laziness! I also work at a clothes store where we recycle plastics (bags and bags each day), and cardboard, but we do not recycle paper just because the managers think it would be even more of an inconvenience to them. It kinda makes you mad knowing that even though as individuals we recycle daily at home, the mass corporations who actually have the chance to make a difference in the amount of waste disposed of each day, dont do anything within their power to help the environment.
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Rank: Frosh
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I couldnt agree more!! Why are recycling bins such a hard concept to deal with!! im going crazy!
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