Thursday, March 1, 2012

In the Heart of It


I slept in this morning... this will be short!

Yesterday brought us into the heart of the hazardous waste material.  Our final chemical sorting activity was evidence that our group was coming along with us... and that's good news!  Identification and categorization of hazardous waste products is a lot like learning English.  There are a few rules to follow... but lots of exceptions.  There is nothing more challenging than introducing people to a 'common approach' and then let them know that there are times when your 'common approach' can't work...  Yikes!  I feel good that they will also be considering this when they take the IMDG training and then again at the Eco-Station in a concrete way. 

We are beginning to get great questions.  I was on the internet last night (slow as molasses, so it took awhile!) researching ways to recycle used oil.  One of the participants said a local resident was 'cleaning it up' to be used again and he wanted to know the possibilities in that area.  I found an answer... it's possible but the quality of the oil could be a concern.  They identified that their oil is 'tainted' with water and glycol so the owner of the used oil heater doesn't want to take it.

Today we are digging into Handling and Management, our heaviest section.  The good news is that it's also the most interactive.  I'm looking forward to a lot of questions today.

I found the fitness facility last night, I ran off some steam.  It felt good.  Jeff, the landfill operator from Iqaluit is in town today.  He was in contact with Jim.  His son is playing hockey at the local arena.  His son is close to my son's age -- either 2nd year bantams or 1st year midget and he plays on Nunavut's competitive AAA team.  It should be fun to watch.


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