Nyle Calvin Ludolph

1927 - 2011  (84 years)

• Name	Nyle Calvin Ludolph
  Born	30 May 1927
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	recycling
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-187130
  Died	14 Oct 2011	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I187130	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert Ludolph,   b. 26 Apr 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. May 1971  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Edna Steckle,   b. 2 Jun 1892, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1982  (Age 89 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1920
  Family ID	F53540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Annie Parr,   b. 3 Sep 1928,   d. 1996  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Larry Albert Ludolph,   b. 22 Jul 1952,   d. 15 Mar 2013  (Age 60 years)   2. Douglas Nyle Ludolph,   b. 12 Jul 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 2020, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F53541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LUDOLPH, Nyle Died on Friday, October 14, 2011, peacefully in his sleep, after a short bout with lung cancer. Survived by his children Linda, Larry and Sandy and Doug; grandchildren Trevor Ludolph and Kim, Tracy Verutis and Craig, Jessica, Melissa, Sara and Carla: five great-grandchildren Tyler, Jordan, Brandon, Troy and Brett. Also survived by a brother Clare Ludolph. Predeceased by his wife Marion in 1996 and a sister Mary Minigan. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Private interment in Rosebank Cemetery. A memorial service will take place in the chapel of the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. Nyle was the father of the Blue Box Program, started in 1981. In lieu of flowers, condolences for the family and donations to the Waterloo Regional Food Bank may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Waterloo Region Record, October 14, 2011 __________________ Nyle Ludolph was 'father of the blue box Kitchener The man credited with helping to launch the first municipal blue box recycling program has died. Nyle Ludolph - known to many as the Father of the Blue Box - was 84. In the early 1980s, the Kitchener man was working for Laidlaw Waste Systems, which was contracted to collect the city's garbage. A few years earlier, he'd been asked to speak to students about the need to recycle and reduce waste. But the words felt hollow - recycling and reducing waste wasn't his company's business. He left the talk feeling like a hypocrite, he'd later recall. And he pledged to do something about it. For a year, Ludolph did his best to reduce his own family's waste. For that year, they only put out six bags of trash. Ludolph convinced his employer to get into recycling. In 1981, Laidlaw launched a pilot project with Resource Integration Systems in the neighbourhood around the Kitchener Auditorium. Some of the homes received what would become a ubiquitous blue plastic box to place their recyclables in. The blue box was a hit, and the program was rolled out city-wide in 1983. Ludolph would go on to champion the program around Ontario. "He was very proud of it," said Doug Ludolph, one of Nyle's three children. "He thought the world of recycling ... He never thought it would become as big as it is." From its humble beginnings, the blue box has found a home in countries around the world. "I think Nyle saw something in the future that many other people had overlooked, and that was the need to look after our planet and the environment," Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr said. "He had the foresight to change people's way of living when it comes to recycling and dealing with waste." The blue box program gave recycling credibility - and an efficiency - that it previously lacked, added Regional Chair Ken Seiling. "We became sort of a leader in terms of how to encourage people to recycle," he said. "It was visible … it was easy to do." Away from the world of recycling, Nyle Ludolph was a kind and generous man, his son said. He didn't hide the fact he battled a drinking problem in his younger days, and Nyle remained active in Alcoholics Anonymous for decades. "He'd go to meetings all the time, and anybody who needed help, he'd talk to," Doug said. "We miss him a lot and we love him," he said. "They're big shoes to fill." A memorial servicce will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Erb & Good funeral home on King Street South in Waterloo. Waterloo Region Record, October 17, 2011

  
  

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  Died - 14 Oct 2011 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth