Northerners Starting To Embrace Recycling

Northwestern Ontario is doing well when it comes to recycling.
Sioux Lookout is the leader, with 33% of the population using blue boxes.
The statistics come from Ontario Waste Diversion.
Dryden is next at 30%.
OWD Chief Executive Officer Michael Scott says the numbers are moving in the right direction but notes there’s more work to do.
Scott says increased education and development of depots for such things as electronic equipment can help drive up the numbers.
He admits northwestern Ontario communities are challenged by distance to markets and costs that can impact local recycling efforts.