WHITEHORSE — Yukon’s capital is claiming it has the cleanest landfill in Canada after recently discovering that glass is not being accepted for recycling and is being sent to the local dump.
“We should be proud to know our waste in this landfill is made from re-usable material like wine bottles and jars,” declared Mayor Dan Curtis at the Whitehorse Municipal Landfill. “So many other jurisdictions don’t have a unique program like ours. We have reduced the proportion of non-recyclable garbage in our landfill by putting more glass into the mounds of garbage.”
The mayor then smashed an empty champagne bottle over a new sign that declared ‘Whitehorse Dump: Now with 15% more recyclable material’.
“We can sleep easy knowing a portion of waste in this dump is made up of material that could have been recycled,” added the mayor to an applauding audience.
Many schools have already stated to encourage their pupils to toss glass products into the garbage.
“Remember children, ‘Don’t be an ass, throw out your glass’”, said Mrs. Shimaoka to her grade 4 students at Selkirk Elementary. “While recycling glass may help reduce pollution, a local dump comprised of material that can be used again sounds so much better.”
According to sources, the city will unveil a roadside mystery box collection for all citizens who don’t want to know if their paper, plastic and glass are actually being recycled, sent to the landfill or being scattered somewhere along the Alaska Highway.
