Food containers, recycable or not?

One of the most common questions asked; "Is it possible to recycle paper pizza trays, paper plates or similar products?"

Answer: "Yes. As long as the paper products, such as, paper pizza trays, paper plates, etc. are not contaminated with food waste or plastics, they can go in the recycle bin. For example, if the paper trays have mild oil stains then they are recyclable. However, If there are heavy oil deposits, food products like cheese, etc. stuck to the material or plastic stuck to it, then they go in the regular garbage. What the recyclers are looking for, are products that are as clean as possible. Too much food contamination not only degrades the material but it also attracts rats and other critters at the collection facilities.

There is a level of contamination that is acceptable, however, I have deliberately avoided attaching a percentage to that because what one individual perceives as 10% may be seen differently by another. The message to get out there is to try and have as clean a product as possible, that way the chances of contaminating an entire 7-ton bin of recycable material and have it re-routed to a landfill site, is minimal."

Woodbine Adds A Kubota To Its Fleet

Woodbine Racetrack Gets A Little Greener!

Kubota's heavy-duty, high performance utility vehicle has joined Woodbine Entertainment Group's (WEG) fleet inventory. Security Officers at Woodbine will soon be seen patrolling the backstretch in this compact, efficient and technologically advanced vehicle.

Providing all the durability to tackle the toughest tasks on a variety of terraine but using 50% less fuel. This is one more example of WEG's commitment to reduce its carbon footprint.

Mohawk Employees Support Nassagaweya's Local Clean Up

A team of enthusiastic employees from Mohawk pulled on their rubber boots and helped out with this year's Nassagaweya Community Clean Up on April 25th. Each year organizers from the Nassagaweya Community Consultation Committee pick up garbage along the rural roads around Brookville, Moffatt and Campbellville.

This year marks the 12th anniversary of the clean up which has made significant impact on the park, the village and the community of Campbellville.

Woodbine's Green Direction

When I began at Woodbine close to three months ago I was surprised the company actually practiced what the preached. Many companies position themselves as "green", but the staff don't actually follow the corporate vision.

The administrative and staff offices use actual china coffee mugs, glasses for water from a dispenser, and recycling for many products. Light switches have been installed in most offices that turn the lights off if they have not detected movement within a period of 30 minutes. And staff select task lighting at their desks rather than massive overhead florescent lights.

Woodbine certainly takes "green" to the next level.