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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!4 V6 V# Z5 C6 ?4 ~
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch
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Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the8 ?6 r8 q4 l2 z: R" _% @, r
Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
( m; J2 s8 D8 N7 |: o(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about. k6 B; e* P. C# B; d* Q# j3 y& [
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste7 f' E0 p! S& B/ n' h T* I- R
management; home composting; household hazardous waste;! [! n$ S: `4 B$ w
vermin-composting and residential recycling.$ B1 E1 X5 K+ R- E( o& Z
; e$ P2 B/ R5 f% H0 Q0 n B* c9 EThis course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
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complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:! p) `0 R8 [" M; q+ m
reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important
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importance of composting and recycling.- d# O+ n( Y3 R/ d1 }7 h% ~
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Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;' v% C! `1 r1 ^
public education display booths; assisting with programs and
( ?7 s& {4 @; [3 umaintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at! T" \3 b/ X$ i& x3 t
various demonstration gardens and general public and school
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There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and
7 T, \3 I# i) g, f5 yvolunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
( [. B7 R" X% ^- f. Emost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
8 m7 x: u* u: u+ z) Y4 Eknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master2 C- ?3 \( O% e; y9 c- ?) f* v
Composter-Recycler Volunteer!
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8 }* R0 }8 B5 F& L8 SCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings
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7 w1 k2 j3 M1 I8 i( K3 h" hTO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:
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Karen Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991- r, s# Z1 M1 a
E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
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