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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!) `9 [ H- S$ [; \& i7 E5 c# s/ b8 J
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch
& N: ~. k& E1 \, `8 B5 oNote: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.
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Dear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
3 C( H8 L: f+ Q6 e8 ZMaster Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule6 p" X7 C' Q* \8 S% ?# O
(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about- e2 q- X% M) u+ n K% a
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste
, e' N8 r& L5 Q: ]9 }5 b; u9 p ? Smanagement; home composting; household hazardous waste;
: g1 R" L2 X* Z4 @vermin-composting and residential recycling.
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This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
* k1 X: O8 @: kto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates
2 h& k, i( E+ r0 C7 E! |/ V2 hcomplete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:+ q4 _( w! X: `* r5 t
reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important) K4 n( y6 v( h7 g! q
resources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
7 l# `) w) C' _; h. fimportance of composting and recycling.
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1 _# A- z# X" K- H; M B" JExamples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the3 R9 a4 x: q h$ ^1 n8 ?* z
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
& T: I2 w/ F0 r* wpublic education display booths; assisting with programs and9 S l7 D* e' k. J/ Q
maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at& L$ y' b* z6 j6 j; m' L1 L' l2 B* ]
various demonstration gardens and general public and school+ ~9 O# ]( s! D Y" Z$ u! x# m# E7 d
presentations.9 ^! ?1 i. q+ s* p0 L, V
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There are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and: d, N: S% ~& P* l, {, Y) x" [
volunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
4 j& R( f/ g* i/ g" ymost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your' x* I1 S% e: r) [9 ?
knowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
4 B& `+ O: A# ]Composter-Recycler Volunteer! D# g$ f; u8 h( d+ W$ b9 q# q
) W: {- z! N I$ i/ F8 c# iCourse Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings; }* ]' P; T# r' Z
-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.2 N8 N2 r% H, s; Y4 s
/ G! E& ?, U4 H) O5 C: [TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:! U d/ K# x% _( L T
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Karen Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.59915 c+ o7 m# T) V: ?( I% `
E: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
+ q; T, @5 L- k/ z0 GOr visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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