APRIL
2023
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Any trip to a Northwestern Ontario landfill reveals a mind-boggling amount of trash of every description (plus, chunky bears and scruffy eagles). How did we get to this point, and how do we do better? In this, the annual Green issue of The Walleye, we take a closer look at how we can make our lives less wasteful, by first consuming more mindfully, and then by reusing, recycling, and upcycling. And now for a bit of good news: there are lots of creative, cool ideas out there. Here’s to being green.
– Bonnie Schiedel
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APRIL 2023: TRASH TALK
I often wonder what archaeologists hundreds of years from now (here’s to being optimistic) will find on archaeological excavations that’ll give them clues on how we lived. Rather than pottery or arrowheads of the civilizations that came before us, it could very likely be plastic bags, styrofoam cups, and disposable diapers. Now, I won’t go full self-righteous Lisa Simpson on you. My household throws stuff away. We recycle, compost, and use reusable items where we can (including diapers), but still, we haul our undesirables to the solid waste and recycling facility, contributing to our mounting waste problem. But I do believe through advocacy, education, and innovation, we can reduce the amount of items we put on the curb.
-Adrian Lysenko
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