Bulletin for November 27, 2017

At our November 27th meeting  we had a presentation from Jayrani Bungsy, business auditor with Ontario Tire Stewardship. Her subject: Recycling - An Environmental Success.

In Ontario, 100 million tires have been recycled since the program inception in 2009. If stacked on top of one another, 100 million tires would be equivalent in height to not just one, but over 36,000 CN Towers. Thankfully, old tires are now recycled here in the province and are no longer creating stockpiles or ending up in landfills.

Before the Used Tires Stewardship Program started, most of these tires accumulated into large tire piles posing serious environmental and safety risks. In fact, through the Used Tires Program, Ontario now has a 100 per cent diversion rate, meaning that 100 per cent of the scrap tires collected in the province are responsibly recycled and diverted from landfills. Recycled tires are now transformed to create sustainable products designed for the home, garden and landscaping such as patio tiles, planters, rubber landscaping mulch, gym flooring, playground surfacing and more..

Thank you Jayrani, for choosing to align your business expertise with a very commendable cause. I think it is our lesson to make sure we try to align our career choices along side our own good values. If we all were to think in this altruistic way, the world could only become a better place.

Take care..