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| Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!+ P/ c' G4 w# \3 C9 O4 f. [ City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch- ~$ B; \! @/ ]# P  W$ Q
 Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.1 |, @# Q+ D1 X! p4 K5 u; j
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 Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the: o$ g- ]  r# X" y  _4 N
 Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule3 \) ~1 v. {( i' ~/ y( X
 (Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about) _' i8 ~% }' r5 l
 environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste/ n! O/ M: }# P) S
 management; home composting; household hazardous waste;
 5 n8 f9 j: M& Lvermin-composting and residential recycling.
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 This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
 , k: M% @: C% a! D3 m0 zto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates
 & k3 p; H: q* \0 Ucomplete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
 4 D7 @' P0 j8 w. h1 l$ w; m, @reduce, reuse, recycle and recover.  Graduates become important
 : z6 p( D5 \* M, z. lresources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
 * t8 L3 p7 k8 x2 c" _importance of composting and recycling.! j4 M; G# Z5 V( h
 
 # B, e. Z6 \6 P$ x3 YExamples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the
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 public education display booths; assisting with programs and" l. C* |5 J! m
 maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at& I4 A7 U2 a: P" _! l. h1 p$ C
 various demonstration gardens and general public and school$ f' r8 W7 N9 R! i) x! P0 q
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 There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and  S# v7 _# J5 R2 t2 d1 e5 [
 volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
 1 c3 `: q6 ~3 |" }most. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
 & f; R; C! _4 g4 xknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
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 ; O& ^3 \& E0 e3 P' K9 rCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings( t! I* k/ C" k: c, m: R+ e& ]* M- H( B
 -Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.$ }* P# A" _! q9 v  P7 f
 
 5 }' `) \* L; [& _TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:$ G/ }1 R3 H2 G+ b  O+ j* A
 
 7 y' s6 @, V& S9 e2 nKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
 + I( l  i+ f! B7 F4 {! Z' YE: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca. D' b8 d2 }/ W  s  Q$ R
 Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste
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