Comments on: Recycling ‘Up in the Air’ http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air Girlfriends ~ Inspiration ~ Silver Jewelry Treasures Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jacquie http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air/comment-page-1#comment-455 jacquie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:47:39 +0000 http://www.taracronica.com/?p=3182#comment-455 Metro, I'm so glad to hear there are food industry companies doing there best to reduce waste! Three cheers to whoever you work for!!! I guess sometimes what it takes is an individual to take a stand and do something proactive. When Tracy and I worked in the film business we knew certain craft service guys who would set out recycling depositories for all the soda cans on set. Once a month the cans would be taken in the the recycling and the money would go towards a charity or to some crew member's kid's school or something like that. Not every set did this as it was more work for craft service (on set munchies galore and first aid) but it was a great idea. Metro,
I’m so glad to hear there are food industry companies doing there best to reduce waste! Three cheers to whoever you work for!!!

I guess sometimes what it takes is an individual to take a stand and do something proactive. When Tracy and I worked in the film business we knew certain craft service guys who would set out recycling depositories for all the soda cans on set. Once a month the cans would be taken in the the recycling and the money would go towards a charity or to some crew member’s kid’s school or something like that. Not every set did this as it was more work for craft service (on set munchies galore and first aid) but it was a great idea.

]]> By: Metro http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air/comment-page-1#comment-454 Metro Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:44:51 +0000 http://www.taracronica.com/?p=3182#comment-454 Canadian Airlines had a recycling program not only in the air, as Bonnie attested to, but also on the ground. I spent 16 year of my life working for them and it's sad that a great airline had it's wings clipped much too soon. Hopefully all airlines recycle whenever they can. Recycling concerns are much more an issue for me in the food service industry, which I joined after leaving the airline industry. Although a number of chefs and restaurateurs are doing whatever they can, there really isn't a recycling program for restaurants. Imagine the number of items your household recycles in a day and multiply that by 100 fold. Restaurants dump all their garbage into wastebins in the back of the alley and everything gets hauled away to landfills! Our company has switched to biodegradable packaging wherever we can but the industry as a whole has a long way to go! Thanks Jacquie for getting everyone thinking about our environment, if not for us, at least for our kids! Canadian Airlines had a recycling program not only in the air, as Bonnie attested to, but also on the ground. I spent 16 year of my life working for them and it’s sad that a great airline had it’s wings clipped much too soon. Hopefully all airlines recycle whenever they can.

Recycling concerns are much more an issue for me in the food service industry, which I joined after leaving the airline industry. Although a number of chefs and restaurateurs are doing whatever they can, there really isn’t a recycling program for restaurants. Imagine the number of items your household recycles in a day and multiply that by 100 fold. Restaurants dump all their garbage into wastebins in the back of the alley and everything gets hauled away to landfills! Our company has switched to biodegradable packaging wherever we can but the industry as a whole has a long way to go!

Thanks Jacquie for getting everyone thinking about our environment, if not for us, at least for our kids!

]]> By: tracy http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air/comment-page-1#comment-452 tracy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:30:38 +0000 http://www.taracronica.com/?p=3182#comment-452 We recycle just about everything, our garbage for one week is not even one full orange bag. Our recycle bins are overflowing each week. In this throw away society we live in we all have to do our part, after participating in the recycle program you need to use your voice to make change. Unfortunately certain plastics that are produced are difficult to recycle because many of them have one or more types of plastic per item which makes the process even more difficult. We need green companies to produce biodegradable packaging, and there are lots out there. We recycle just about everything, our garbage for one week is not even one full orange bag. Our recycle bins are overflowing each week. In this throw away society we live in we all have to do our part, after participating in the recycle program you need to use your voice to make change. Unfortunately certain plastics that are produced are difficult to recycle because many of them have one or more types of plastic per item which makes the process even more difficult. We need green companies to produce biodegradable packaging, and there are lots out there.

]]> By: jacquie http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air/comment-page-1#comment-451 jacquie Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:56:44 +0000 http://www.taracronica.com/?p=3182#comment-451 If you know of any other airlines that recycle please give them a shout out. It's encouraging. If you know of any other airlines that recycle please give them a shout out. It’s encouraging.

]]> By: bonnie http://www.taracronica.com/charities/recycling-up-in-the-air/comment-page-1#comment-450 bonnie Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:54:26 +0000 http://www.taracronica.com/?p=3182#comment-450 When I was a flight attendant...all those many years ago, when there was such an airline as Canadian Airlines still, we always recycled. The cans went into a separate bag as did the newspapers etc. It is hard for me to travel by air these days to witness the decline in service from when I used to offer it. Sad and frustrating! When I was a flight attendant…all those many years ago, when there was such an airline as Canadian Airlines still, we always recycled. The cans went into a separate bag as did the newspapers etc.
It is hard for me to travel by air these days to witness the decline in service from when I used to offer it. Sad and frustrating!

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