Sunday, December 16, 2012

UK rubbish


Leeds University
Gateshead, UK
White Rose Centre, Leeds
Theater Royal, Newcastle, UK
Newcastle City Centre, UK

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Friday, December 14, 2012

Doggie do do

Clear messaging for dog owners?  Photo from Tim and Sue in Rounhay Park, Leeds, UK.
I dunno . . . seems a little complicated?

Heiden, Switzerland

In case you need a mutt mitt...


Lake Louise

Chilliwack
  
 

Digital junk

Drag and drop to discard.




The default icon on a Mac is a sleek metal-looking trash bin while Windows uses a bin marked with the recycling arrow.  Did older operating systems have similar ones? I can't recall..

Makeshift bins



In a park.


On a street corner.


At an apple orchard.






On the beach. 






(Last five photos from Sue in Quintana Roo.)

Garbage replaces the news in London...



Garbage Chutes

Construction on a new Environment building at the University of Waterloo

Construction site on Erb Street in Waterloo, Ontario
Union Station, Toronto

Cigarette butts

Are butts biodegradable? Check out this article: 
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/cigarette-butts-one-huge-problem-two-solutions.html







(First three photos from Sue)

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Washrooms

Acadia University washroom garbages including composting.

Hamilton GO station washroom.


Menstrual product disposal bins in washrooms:
Another motion sensor.

Foot pedal operated.
Automatic sensor opening.

Food Courts

Waste streams and washing station in a mall food court in Hamilton, Ontario.

Food Court at Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario.

Eaton Centre (photo from Tim).

Bins as ads

Dual purpose and sleek design.  An ad on a litter bin in Venezia.

At Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia