Canada used to be a net…

Canada used to be a net exporter of pollution control equipment? why not now? it was good for all.
Municipal Councillors have commented that turning waste into useful products creates jobs and incomes, for example in Vancouver plastic bags are made into posts and beams that look like concrete. Garbage has been turned into compost that is sold at garden centres in other towns. Some people have turned garbage into musical instruments, eg olive oil can guitars. Ecological water treatment systems use plants and micro-organisms to treat effluents of many kinds, creating wetlands that mimic nature. In Europe, some greenhouses get their heat from running pipes through big but tidy compost heaps. If the Government supported the creativity of businesses to use waste products to create useful products, it would reduce waste processing costs AND create jobs, incomes and useful products. It could revitalize downtrodden areas. Why not upgrade the towns and cities we have already instead of paying for more infrastructure to get into greenbelt and agricultural land development? Planet Warriors has youtube clips of many ordinary people around the world, including from poor countries, doing things to help restore life to our one planet home shared by all, now and for the future of our children and their descendents. Whilst we have to be aware globally, we act locally to protect our basic capital, natural resources and use the resources we have, including waste and recycled materials to create resources