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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!
. `/ K. L1 F; ~1 Y9 uCity of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch
% I6 C8 y! A' F8 C, N4 ENote: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.$ w9 A3 W- U& s! i) _+ Z" @
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Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
" L, `# G! ]% U1 x% V7 wMaster Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
! C# \* B4 {) E8 q2 q; T. n* j- K(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about
/ o4 j O* G* G5 f1 L. a* a/ Menvironmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste
* I% [* n: X5 Qmanagement; home composting; household hazardous waste;
4 p, m1 a% n7 U2 b overmin-composting and residential recycling.4 R+ e! R7 H( |- c" R% ~
3 i* G1 T0 F* GThis course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
3 o6 X9 b% z+ h$ Fto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates
1 r8 Y6 d5 i( H# N* F( }1 scomplete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
, c- Q1 L; y# h$ [7 z" B. Q- qreduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important
; b% B9 L, ?# g1 \( A: h3 w% iresources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the, D& E' v6 H5 C X3 z" R, c
importance of composting and recycling.
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Examples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the% V! Z! k9 ?2 g) x4 h' j$ s: N2 m" N
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;1 P& \' ]5 f8 N4 W! B* ?
public education display booths; assisting with programs and
2 V& S$ n: ?7 s; H# G& E2 o( ymaintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at7 t) X" P- i, i* O
various demonstration gardens and general public and school
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8 P7 c8 R- M8 aThere are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and2 Y( F" `/ H! g1 T2 |1 i( f9 R
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the: Z1 z8 ]6 ~' w- D+ b3 S) e- l
most. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
( }; G3 R" p$ E3 Tknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
- O* p& k. U, b9 W' uComposter-Recycler Volunteer!1 z1 q; n) d- G U
) q% e+ W5 ~' M2 a7 s# |) j S h$ VCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings
7 T4 r# _1 r! @5 I' [-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.
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TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:8 i( N z' t7 ~. l0 `% T b
6 K1 g0 Z) S! Z8 H% d( b7 NKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
9 ~3 t$ P; [4 tE: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
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