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An appetite for garbage. Mayor Art Eggleton and recycling official Don Young demonstrate the blue box. Toronto households will start getting boxes thi(...)
An appetite for garbage. Mayor Art Eggleton and recycling official Don Young demonstrate the blue box. Toronto households will start getting boxes thi(...)

An appetite for garbage. Mayor Art Eggleton and recycling official Don Young demonstrate the blue box. Toronto households will start getting boxes thi(...)

Date10/4/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: An appetite for garbage. Mayor Art Eggleton and recycling official Don Young demonstrate the blue box. Toronto households will start getting boxes this week for recyclable garbage such as cans and plastics. Don't worry; the dog face on this box is part of an ad campaign.
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