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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!
6 ]' F/ B" h4 x2 yCity of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch* H) O6 ^. C/ N' j4 K
Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.! h ?5 c7 J+ w1 U9 P2 o
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Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the. P$ y# g' @" a2 @- _! C1 `
Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
u+ S7 N# u4 v7 t3 H- @(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about
7 d) |* t4 e: s5 Q1 Oenvironmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste
- j4 G( `6 Y' P$ B" F4 l7 Amanagement; home composting; household hazardous waste;7 p! R9 V3 Q6 F# o+ I# ~ w8 W
vermin-composting and residential recycling.
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9 p% y$ p+ c5 _% J5 z# N: KThis course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
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complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:& R- m' H( ^) |2 Q8 V% [, t
reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important# d$ W" _: h. a; `. @ |" r, S& c) H
resources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the7 G) U' o2 ?7 P3 w
importance of composting and recycling.( @( C. ]5 [- Z9 S
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Examples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the) s; }; i+ r# ~2 m5 O. u b7 y
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
0 j4 H! ^6 q2 T f( L; I bpublic education display booths; assisting with programs and: t' e: d9 ~5 v2 V& t0 L1 F/ F* `
maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at4 b( ^6 A# I# R6 n( ]* K1 [- _* P; ~
various demonstration gardens and general public and school- y$ B0 c2 L1 O
presentations.# b6 p4 ^5 U' r) v2 ?* W \; B8 a
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There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and
G1 P& l0 d0 t6 W) C0 Vvolunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
7 C F0 w3 [3 ^# x; _most. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your. W1 E4 V5 V0 [# {
knowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
6 h" g2 a, a1 X/ {5 K6 ^Composter-Recycler Volunteer!
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Course Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings$ Q/ |- B6 u3 z6 _6 Q; e1 ^8 W
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.
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TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:
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Karen Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991$ o3 P8 J, N/ U, D) X2 h
E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca/ W' ]( d$ `* O/ Q6 |3 W
Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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