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My Municipal Recycling Program Made me Fat and Sick

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This book explains the rapid evolution of the Blue Box municipal recycling program in Ontario between 1982 and 1994 and its social and environmental costs. The book also explores how Ontario's BBS increased green house gas production related to aluminum production and energy consumption related to long-distance shipping.

Author(s): David McRobert
Year: 2012
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 132
ISBN/ISSN: 978-1470127466
URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301747889_My_Municipal_Recycling_System_Made_Me_Fat_and_Sick_How_well-intentioned_environmentalists_teamed_up_with_the_soft_drink_industry_to_promote_obesity_and_injure_workers

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