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New city program diverts 6.4 tonnes of textiles from landfill

July 29, 2024   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Katrina McGuire

New city program diverted 6.4 tonnes of textiles from landfill

Published online: July 4, 2024

Author: Greg McGrath-Goudie 

 

'Every tonne of material diverted from the landfill is important,' said city official about new curbside collection program from textiles, rolled out earlier this spring. 

The city [Orillia] managed to collect 6.4 tonnes of clothing, hats, towels, and other textiles through a new curbside collection program rolled out earlier this spring, successfully recycling the products and keeping them from winding up in the city landfill. 

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