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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!3 J+ Z: z: V! S/ o; H" r
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch
: p2 N$ n4 V: sNote: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.7 Z$ \! u3 {# o( i
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Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
7 H" i/ e; j8 M6 r1 p# `Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule: M3 j, j# B2 U; N. @: N0 m
(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about% z- e( ~/ |6 T( s6 g( i4 m% K: J
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste
3 ]9 z T& w! ^/ |. ]' r# n* W- pmanagement; home composting; household hazardous waste; o {0 z6 u; d4 y" d
vermin-composting and residential recycling.
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! i& A5 Z2 ~2 |# O, KThis course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
: c9 k: R% d: Q: ?( L1 ] lto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates# d8 m/ D& @+ f! x6 J( R0 c
complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
& B S7 ?/ q/ X! M$ Dreduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important
# g: T' {/ F) J; presources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
. W6 b B( \# _0 X+ ?4 i+ d) a0 Rimportance of composting and recycling., z2 o' n" l2 `1 A
; X: J, t& t: P4 W4 o; x# }: c+ T% UExamples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the) C u& V3 ~. {, j- [
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
, j# C& \' R- E" ]* T6 @# L Npublic education display booths; assisting with programs and4 G& q* I# F- X8 W6 j3 `
maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at3 `9 L a, @9 O7 a7 J5 c2 n
various demonstration gardens and general public and school" G+ m8 e" w/ E
presentations./ d/ Y) _6 ?8 P! j& K+ U4 h% P# ^) }
8 R3 w% ?- j' E& vThere are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and* e& v: n" p7 N% E) ~9 r
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
; K" z! e) e: j$ m1 L/ Amost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
' s0 o9 f- H) n, u$ N: tknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master E# S) `! F8 ]2 l+ {
Composter-Recycler Volunteer!
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5 l. K0 s" b& m4 N/ w# YCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings6 r/ J0 @2 @/ t$ T
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.
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TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:0 V3 g u- f4 w9 X- n8 p
3 H) r0 m7 R; l+ u* K; A3 dKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
" o; K% ~* F- S8 [7 A7 N0 kE: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca' N8 a+ _& O8 t4 K. h. p6 m$ y
Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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