Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
PCB fear: A new recycler has been found for kitchen appliances in Scarborough that may contain PCBs
PCB fear: A new recycler has been found for kitchen appliances in Scarborough that may contain PCBs

PCB fear: A new recycler has been found for kitchen appliances in Scarborough that may contain PCBs

Date6/26/1991
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: PCB fear: A new recycler has been found for kitchen appliances in Scarborough that may contain PCBs.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012789F
Hot idea: Jon Arnold, left, and Peter Baker display The Recycler at Pickering Town Centre, the latest customer of their collection firm
Hot idea: Jon Arnold, left, and Peter Baker display The Recycler at Pickering Town Centre, the latest customer of their collection firm
6/7/1991
The O.K. paper baler
The O.K. paper baler
1917 circa
Suzanne Evans: Lab technician found pile of letters about to be destroyed
Suzanne Evans: Lab technician found pile of letters about to be destroyed
1/14/1981
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
11/1/1979
Many top researchers insist deadly PCBs kept in storage sheds are in fact neither deadly nor indestructible
Many top researchers insist deadly PCBs kept in storage sheds are in fact neither deadly nor indestructible
9/1/1988
Wise old owl, Peel Region has made a wise choice in having Oille Owl (university student Ben Santucci) promote its waste reduction program
Wise old owl, Peel Region has made a wise choice in having Oille Owl (university student Ben Santucci) promote its waste reduction program
11/14/1990
Place to park: Eldon Freeman, a York University student, is searching desperately for a spot in Scarborough where he can set up a paper recycling depot in a 45-foot trailer for the summer
Place to park: Eldon Freeman, a York University student, is searching desperately for a spot in Scarborough where he can set up a paper recycling depot in a 45-foot trailer for the summer
5/14/1984
The right stuff: Nancy Gibson of Mississauga carries a blue box with recyclable materials but officials say things have been turning up in the boxes
The right stuff: Nancy Gibson of Mississauga carries a blue box with recyclable materials but officials say things have been turning up in the boxes
5/15/1986
Yesterday's news: Even though tonnes of newspapers are picked up for recycling daily, Toronto publishers say they will still need newsprint that is made from trees
Yesterday's news: Even though tonnes of newspapers are picked up for recycling daily, Toronto publishers say they will still need newsprint that is made from trees
10/26/1990
Gordon Wright of Rubbermaid shows what new cone composter can eat in 7 to 8 weeks
Gordon Wright of Rubbermaid shows what new cone composter can eat in 7 to 8 weeks
8/21/1990
Blue box blues just sail away, Workers load waste on to a special barge this weekend as the Blue Box recycling program starts a new cycle. The barge, (...)
Blue box blues just sail away, Workers load waste on to a special barge this weekend as the Blue Box recycling program starts a new cycle. The barge, (...)
6/16/1991
Doing her bit: With her backyard compost heap, Marybeth Akins is one of the new conscientious consumers
Doing her bit: With her backyard compost heap, Marybeth Akins is one of the new conscientious consumers
11/6/1989