Garbage
What Grinds Our Gears: Leaving a mess behind at the movie theatres
December 1, 2021By: Marco Ovies, Features Editor I love going to watch movies in theatres. There is such a strong sense of community, everything looks better on a big screen, and the overpriced popcorn is delicious. What I don’t love about going to the movies? People who refuse to throw their garbage out when they leave. There are garbage cans literally right outside the theatre that are almost impossible to miss. Additionally, there are often employees waiting for you to leave the theatre who will sort your garbage for you. How much of an inconsiderate asshat do you have to be to…
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Nice try Vancouver, but our garbage won’t be food-free any time soon
February 2, 2015The idea of having a ‘garbage police’ strikes me as a tad bizarre. That someone is now patrolling my trash, on the lookout for the banana peel I threw away last week, seems slightly reminiscent of a dystopian novel. George…
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SFU wastes no time joining food waste ban
January 26, 2015Following Metro Vancouver’s recent ban on organic waste in landfills, SFU is gearing up to push for better recycling habits within the university community. The ban went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, imposing a new year’s resolution on the…
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Great Pacific garbage patch discovered to be primarily stuff you’ve lost over the years
October 6, 2014A study released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed what some environmentalists had already feared most: up to 90 per cent of the Great Pacific garbage patch is comprised of crap you’ve continued to lose or misplace…
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