Throwback Thursday – What I learned from a landfill tour

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Throwback Thursday – What I learned from a landfill tour

Earth Day is coming up later this month. To celebrate, today’s Throwback Thursday post is from April 2023 when a landfill tour opened my eyes to the amount of waste we produce.

Our local waste management centre offers tours a couple of times a year to celebrate Earth Day and Waste Management Month. The tour was fascinating. I learned so much about how our waste is sorted and processed. Plus, I was inspired by some of the innovation that turns waste into something useful.

I invite you to kick off your Earth Day celebrations by following along on my landfill tour and learning about…

The wonderful world of waste management

Pile of waste in a landfill "What I learned from a landfill tour"

Throwback Thursday is a day to bring new life to old blog posts. If you’d like to join in, check out this post from Hugh’s Views and News for details. If you already participate, leave me a link to your post on The wonderful world of waste management.

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Hi there! I’m Michelle and I live in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I am married with two young adult daughters. I’m a big fan of reducing waste, using less plastic, decluttering and simplifying life as much as possible.
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