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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!& ~5 S7 Y2 r2 s3 ?, T( x
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch8 b1 x# H$ h3 H( ]0 v$ U
Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009." H* ~. R& G0 u. l- j& Z( ~0 C
3 E, f( l4 ], z9 S5 N* M5 ZDear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
+ A/ u2 K/ H; V$ r0 [Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule1 g' ~1 ? J7 ^) j8 A
(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about0 [2 E) N5 {) y* ~; D* I
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste
/ u2 {5 k1 S( K6 R3 {7 V Tmanagement; home composting; household hazardous waste; r5 w" j; C7 M# ]1 J
vermin-composting and residential recycling.2 Z1 A4 S- n% D1 }3 F
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This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
5 C' ]& H, i! j* `: Kto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates5 | ?; A' l( a9 p M4 Q0 ?/ @1 V
complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:
$ D/ [5 m# L6 u- {reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important9 a* J4 l; V4 o$ L+ T2 z
resources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
9 {4 u+ ~; C6 c2 }1 o$ m& x! eimportance of composting and recycling.# n% `4 o/ B- m, G# L7 @# W
$ ]7 F7 f# H' x7 ]' |# |: sExamples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the
% X2 K, w! a- ~2 R2 {& {/ `Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
`, X4 [9 f. @7 U& t1 |* {$ p7 z8 Jpublic education display booths; assisting with programs and
5 H1 P- W+ m' }0 a+ [* d( mmaintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at
5 R" V- K S, I# Q- _& D$ Qvarious demonstration gardens and general public and school
! e9 @6 c+ m6 X* P4 ~6 L! N/ i- H5 gpresentations.: s Z: e/ @" c, d; O" @
0 [2 d+ ~) P# t$ q& _There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and) a, m" |/ Y6 Q
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the- O2 K; ^; h) A$ w
most. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your* L$ \% E/ F) O6 r$ J( F9 H- l |9 l
knowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
- }- a# [' F8 aComposter-Recycler Volunteer!7 c$ a; X; L& s% Z
0 ~2 {: d! B3 l* z9 dCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings
9 s9 R# n/ b5 F3 ^( S0 B7 d-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks./ A/ s' e9 {8 n
; @3 d$ ^$ z* u8 R- m/ [4 wTO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:. Z* O+ f3 L4 m1 y- _
( g, k* _. _* r: ]8 c! VKaren Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991. G9 k8 s( I# B. L# Q' J% w
E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca3 @$ _8 z# S& x& I: `
Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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