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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!
# C$ q5 G- H4 V! R8 t4 nCity of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch
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8 ~! r2 G7 Q' s9 d6 ~& S, Q& aDear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the$ D9 [/ H4 t! p
Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule { W; A+ S9 o
(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about
; |' }3 V6 ?6 Eenvironmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste* x8 E- d( _' `9 Y) E
management; home composting; household hazardous waste;
' K1 F" c; u& W3 O3 ]vermin-composting and residential recycling.3 u0 \" o- m9 K$ s
5 r+ G4 I8 i( K) ^+ ^& a6 [This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
) E% u( T; }: u( N4 I$ P gto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates8 ?* F. Q# `: [& }5 E0 i
complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
, N) f4 L2 D: o2 M- \reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important
* l# D' [, S+ q9 t5 B' Q" Sresources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
% {, ~* a8 x7 Q0 aimportance of composting and recycling.
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Examples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the
/ Z" _( C/ Z2 |) a% @' p, X' T1 KReuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
$ t! d% u3 ~. H+ s3 u. spublic education display booths; assisting with programs and$ [6 O" y- N% U4 U# |
maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at
! J+ q' n: E+ e6 J( r5 I6 g* |various demonstration gardens and general public and school
! e6 X# G: P3 F Spresentations.
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8 d; N' U# U/ a" n0 FThere are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and7 e; j1 g) b% q1 y. ?8 U& e
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
3 C, N2 Y8 [* q( _( b/ Ymost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your9 }5 I" g6 V( N3 D, | r
knowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
. }4 @' |1 J1 n* l1 }3 wComposter-Recycler Volunteer!
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; N) h% L9 }7 T" a# ECourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings Y. C- f* t( N. S0 [6 I T
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.( U5 f) a2 L! J4 i: K
7 F. x1 K9 K9 L5 X! Z% PTO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:
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( C: z& p) ~$ B9 ?, r2 gKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
4 h* L+ o9 [! q: ?E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca' i. |2 ~& R3 V$ X5 t$ O
Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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