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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 13 Jun 1990, p. 24

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But vinyl is among the plastics which can be recylced, and vinyl bottles can easily be identified, O‘Toole says, by the "vinyl smile", a processing mark on the bottom of clear bottles; the recycling code; or the high gloss finish on colored or opaque containers. At present, vinyl bottles are not being collected in the Waterloo Region blue box recycling program. Instead, viny! bottles are collected with regular garbage pickâ€"ups and channeled into the municipal solid waste stream Also in c(m’i:m of Environment Week, B.F. G offered seedlings to the public, giving away approximatley 400 seedlings to area residents, as well as to B.F. Goodrich plant communities across Canada. Approximately 180 school chilâ€" dren visited the Waterloo plant for a tour During the pilot initiative, Bring Back Your Viny! Smiles, members of the comâ€" munity were invited to deposit vinyl containers in large bins located at B.F. Goodrich, Triâ€"Tech Recycling in Waterloo, and all Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Zehrs stores. "Vinyl packaging, which is really what the Vinyl Smile program is all about, actually represents about one per cent of packaging in the waste stream," says B.F. Goodrich communication manager Colleen O‘Toole. "But we don‘t think that excuses us from acknowledging our contribution to plastics in the waste stream. So this is the beginnings of our effort to deal with our product in terms of recycling." Business Week As part of Partnership Earth, B.F. Goodrich chose Environment Week (June 3 to 9) to launch a recycling intitiative aimed at increasing awareness of the recyclabiliâ€" ty of vinyl. Employees at B.F. Goodrich in Waterloo have launched Partnership Earth, a com:â€" panyâ€"wide program which deals with the environment. The program aims at workâ€" ing towards environmental solutions, and as Canada‘s leading producer of vinyl resins and compounds, the responsible handling of B.F. Goodrich products. _ _ PAGE A24 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1990 Some may consider them part of the problem, but they are intent on being part of the solution â€" environmentally speakâ€" ing. _ o i Meech Accord is a new beginning for Canada And that is when I wondered what the whole legal and constitutional process was all about and how well cA ie 1 behind closed All week long a battery of lawyers sat behind c doors, putting the finishing touches on Meech. They were the people who ultimately put the final wording together. But what good is all the legislation in the world if it As I listened to the radio, I heard a number of people call the CBC to voice their thoughts on the agreement and it occurred to me that most folks did not like what happened in Ottawa last week. Many said that Quebec had "won‘" â€" and that the rest of Canada had "lost" â€" while others were critical of the fact that most of the meetings were held behind closed doors. Some people said that they would never support the agreement â€" even if it does ultimately become law. Can laws force people to do things they really don‘t want or does it take more â€" like moral force â€" to make them work? I thought about that question on Sunday as I made my way home after spending a delightful weekend with friends in the Muskokas. What was on my mind, of course, was the Meech Lake Accord and how it would ultimately affect the country. Not just part of the problem Bring Back You Vinyl Smiles was operâ€" ated in conjuction with Triâ€"Tech and Zehrs. Triâ€"Tech continues to recycle viny! and other recyclable plastics (members of the public can take their recyclable plastics to the recycling plant), and six of the eight Zehrs stores in the area have agreed to keep the viny! recycling bins on the premises. â€""Through advertising, we really wanted to encourage the public to first of all know and a presentation about recycling, and a tree was planted in honor of the visit. Emplom of B.F. Goodrich in Waterloo worked _ B.F Goodrich is Canada‘s leading manufacturer of viny! throug Environment Week to promote public resins. awareness about the recyclability of viny! packaging. has no moral suasion? I happen to believe in the Meech Lake Accord. And it upsets me that there is not more understanding of the potentially disastrous economic and political conseâ€" quencesthatltemfr&:theflflm&t’gldoptli:, It also uj me that our country‘s people are not kindernnmthrtouehmâ€"ndthtnmn critical of others who are not like us. I believe that Brian Mulroney â€" whatever shortcomâ€" ings you may ascribe to him â€" has done a brilliant job in bringing Quebec into the constitution. Nobody else has ever done it. We have had so many constitutional conferences in the past and Quebec has never agreed to any of the proposals. °_ Eventhd.qegtfet!eydi&,?hrnfl’tfiepu.eonldnd About The Law O‘Toole says response was good â€" many resident brought their vinyl bottles in for recycling. But she says it also taught B.F. Goodrich that more work has to be done by the company to increase public awareness about vinyl vs. other products. Though Bring Back Y&l;{v"’inyl Smiles was a pilot project, O‘Toole says there is a good chance she will approach Dutch Boy how to identify vinyl products, and then we, in conjuction with Triâ€"Tech, would have those vinyls reprocessed," O‘Toole says. Of course, Quebec is different. Anybody who says otherwise is not dealing with reality. It is a "distinct society" and the sooner we recognize that, the better. But that does not mean that the Charter of Rights will not apply to Quebec â€" quite the contrary. Many legal opinions have been expressed about that. So what‘s all the fuss about? Senate reform means a lot to the smaller provinces. Personally, I would just abolish the whole institution â€" and maybe we still can. It is a total waste of money. But . that‘s what the boys in Ottawa wanted to discuss last i ie ive inning of a new constitution firourconntryâ€"andthuewilldwaynbesomptm Je pesta : of have we forged a | greater queéstion, of course is: have we a law that is so unpopular it would not be followed in I hope not. Because the absence of Meech invites the â€" huk\mofthomky.l:hffhoicehdmph 1 & constitution from 1968 to the last conference in 1982. Mr. Mulroney has done it. He has forged a new constitution that should recognize our differences and yet keep us together as a nation. J. Frederick Sagel is a lawyer m nifmencin in on i mexp "I think this demontratesâ€"our willingâ€" ness to be part of the solution, instead of being considered, as a plastics manufacturâ€" er, part of the problem," O‘Toole says. ‘"We feel that we have to help initiate programs that will allow people to a a means of responsibly handling our products." grocery stores (already environmentally conscious) about operating the program there on an ongoing basis, and there is a possibility that program will be extended to B.F. Goodrich‘s other plant communiâ€" ties # # % 1@ RECYCLE Your Chronicle «Remember!

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