Green bin
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Green bins are short rigid plastic containers often used to collect compostable materials as a means to divert waste from landfills. It should be noted however that in some localities green bins are also used to contain unsorted municipal waste.
[edit] Green bins in Canada
The program was introduced in Etobicoke, Ontario in parts of Toronto and is gradually implemented to the rest of Toronto. Markham, Ontario introduced the bin to their recycling program in 2005.
The bins are smaller versions of the Blue bins used for recycling in apartments and non-house dwellings and default containers in jurisdicitions outside of Ontario and British Columbia. The bins have wheels to allow users to wheel the bin for curbside collections. A latch used to close the lid of the container was found to be faulty and was easily reached by animals like raccoons looking for food.
A smalle brown bin was added to the green bin program to allow households to collect materials in the kitchen and gradually taken out the the green bin outside.
The bin collects materials like:
- Vegetable cuts
- Paper towels
- Bones
- Meat cuttings
- Uneaten food
Materials not collected:
- Lint from dryer
- Plant soil
[edit] Green bins in the UK
Green bin programmes are now common in the UK. Green bins have been rolled out over the past 10 years to reduce the quantities of biodegradable waste contained in the black bag in response to the Landfill Directive. In the UK green bins do not generally include the collection of kitchen waste as this would require the biodegradable waste treatment facility to be more highly engineered to meet the requirements of the Animal By-products Regulations.
[edit] See also
- Blue Box (container)
- Blue bin - composted materials
- Grey box - paper and cardboard
- Recycling bins - boxes with holes to allow users to drop in material for recycling
