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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!- E( P" H+ p6 E/ ]8 Y7 v7 w
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch: g6 ?4 Q, o/ i* {
Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.& d: o0 C, k, P. v
5 ~/ S9 q- `. GDear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
3 i3 y( C0 f" L1 L5 A5 n( ?Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
K6 F% Q8 t, W; B, N1 ]$ l& M(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about5 T: B% w5 L; b/ U! T, P; C
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste; d2 Q: r C9 t7 s" W
management; home composting; household hazardous waste;2 H2 S9 D5 q) b. V, Q) w
vermin-composting and residential recycling.2 L; J) t+ `/ T0 ^: x
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This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
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Y0 ]; u8 r' \, Xcomplete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:8 x2 p6 V% E5 s$ h; h! p( m3 ?
reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important4 F- }, f: p: i
resources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
# P+ W! [" i- c0 b& @+ x; vimportance of composting and recycling.
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Examples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the
& H8 z8 J3 n# I1 l. uReuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;1 X5 d. I8 x( _; u2 u) a2 J3 R
public education display booths; assisting with programs and
2 M' D6 }% w5 i5 \8 M$ j5 w/ jmaintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at
2 |) a1 f, p. k$ Dvarious demonstration gardens and general public and school
" L2 H. F- `+ r! W- Kpresentations.! @' q: m& s9 \. F3 C) M4 M
6 f0 L: ~# ^" GThere are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and
2 x( a; y. Y+ x; ~! ovolunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
, n$ x) C; o, A) {* Kmost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
. K, n8 M& j7 Y9 @, Gknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
6 B+ F. c, q; h, T LComposter-Recycler Volunteer!
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Course Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings/ L+ u; i# B" @1 ~- X
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.
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TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:$ B8 |/ `4 |' X* J6 h
9 p" v4 F8 `' P( R$ ?' UKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
# D- K& B' V# Q1 O8 M9 P4 t6 @. { NE: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
+ _6 H# H( L9 }; u9 tOr visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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