 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|

楼主 |
发表于 2009-3-12 07:35
|
显示全部楼层
Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!$ k/ H8 n% E \& M
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch/ l3 x: y6 P$ W$ R) O
Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.
6 U% J! P; A& F/ \; y: h
6 V1 w0 `3 `8 _9 v5 w/ NDear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
% n! Q' S/ d9 X$ f6 h- rMaster Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
% Q, }8 h' d4 j' U7 b( G(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about
: m' B+ y' d2 c& s kenvironmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste5 b* G, t/ h# |5 J& v% M: O
management; home composting; household hazardous waste;+ I& f: W1 A1 E; \ W9 b( v
vermin-composting and residential recycling.) G. s/ [/ T4 U5 }
* |' I+ X# h& f9 lThis course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips" U: o; g# h6 E9 `' H9 l
to various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates
- r1 B Z2 ^9 U3 gcomplete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
' K7 [9 y; z8 M: `. T) _5 Sreduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important6 c: z l2 V4 h. k2 z. i
resources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the( @$ l4 m7 Z- d- H( @( L9 `: x
importance of composting and recycling.3 ~* G' E; \, p5 P
' d( o5 c3 E4 J, E# F
Examples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the% F2 x$ F! I- [9 i1 a: T
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
3 t8 h4 a. @* _/ x+ Vpublic education display booths; assisting with programs and
7 {# ~* }- r9 n* j% Z6 I; ^maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at6 e) a; n8 u+ e; b& i9 q( ]# {& y
various demonstration gardens and general public and school
6 g7 F$ v4 c- C( Ppresentations.
) o+ ~2 q8 q/ r3 Y6 ?) s; {5 U7 ?
There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and0 d/ ?8 p4 N9 j9 S2 q
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
5 X$ I. G$ G3 {most. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
9 C7 b5 f# `: N4 n0 ]% Xknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
& p0 M! ]" _. B1 r% O3 m5 ]! bComposter-Recycler Volunteer!
. h" J/ M C1 [* e. ^' R
^+ R3 m% x* [2 h' zCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings$ ]+ e' v% K8 L: B
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.2 A! x: S) \& L& H
( L, }0 L' R. STO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:
6 s2 g, q, d+ p, {0 {# ]3 X1 S
# o& H( D6 j' H& [8 C$ j5 qKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.59916 K1 P* h! i6 b9 L* V/ k
E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
" e& `7 D7 Q2 z; ] \Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
|