October 11, 2012

North Thompson Star/Journal and Clearwater Times Monday, October 11, 2012 Going Green • Waste Reduction Week 1

2012 Waste Reduction Week Too good to waste

Waste Reduction Week’s (WRW) origins can be traced back to the mid 1980s, when a number of recycling councils and environmental organiza-tions began holding provincial Recycling and Waste Reduction Weeks. In 2001, these organiza-tions came together and decided to pool their resources and ex-pand their efforts into a national event called WRW in Canada.

Since 2001, WRW in Canada has been organized by a coali-tion of non-government, not-for-profi t environment groups and governments from each of the 13 participating provincial and territorial jurisdictions across Canada.

WRW is currently held the third week of October each year.

The success of the WRW in Canada program continues to grow with the number of partici-pants in all three targeted audi-ences – schools, local govern-ments and small to medium sized businesses – more than doubling in the last six years alone. To date WRW in Canada has garnering

over 100 million media impres-sions and appearances on net-work News as well as CTV’s Etalk and CBC’s The Hour.

WRW in Canada is intended to raise public consciousness about waste and its environmen-tal and social ramifi cations.

The WRW theme, “Too Good To Waste” is about conveying an appreciation for the richness and beauty of our diverse world and the importance of working toward ecological sustainabil-ity by conserving resources and curbing wasteful practices.

Our ultimate goal is to edu-cate, engage and empower Ca-nadians to reduce waste through provision of access to relevant information, opportunities and options.

WRW in Canada is coordi-nated by a coalition of 13 recy-cling councils and sister orga-nizations from across Canada. Collaborating on a national level, this partnership promotes waste reduction on provincial/territorial and local levels.

Canada will celebrate its an-

nual National Waste Reduction Week from Oct. 15-21, 2012. Each year the Recycling Coun-cil of British Columbia (RCBC) organizes BC’s involvement in observing this important week.

A major sponsor of the WRW is Recycle My Cell. Recycle My Cell is Canada’s national recycling program for mobile phones and accessories. The bilingual Web site – www.Re-cycleMyCell.ca and www.recy-clemoncell.ca – allows consum-ers to simply enter their postal code to locate the 10 drop-off locations closest to them where their devices will be accepted, regardless of brand or condi-tion.

The free program is run by the Canadian Wireless Tele-communications Association (CWTA), in conjunction with cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers, who have come together to raise awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling. See page two for information on how to par-ticipate in Recycle My Cell.

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What is an ecological footprint?An ecological footprint is a tool that measures the area of land and water re-quired to produce the natural resources consumed by the human population. It helps to measure sustainability at the global, national or individual level.

Currently, the world is living in an ecological defi cit, which simply means that our demand for natural resources exceeds the supply or regenerative capacity of the earth. To sustain our resource consumption rate at its present-day level we would need more than one planet!

Follow these steps to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Additional ways to reduce your ecological footprint are also available.

1. Reduce your carbon footprint. Walk, bike or take public transit Choose energy effi cient appliances Purchase carbon offsets2. Reduce your housing footprint. Use biodegradable, non-toxic cleaning products Compost3. Reduce your goods and services footprint. Reduce, reuse, recycle

Did you know that using Recycle My Cell keeps old cell phones from entering your local landfill? When you get a new cell phone, instead of throwing your old one into a drawer or the garbage, recycle it with us. A small effort on your part can make a big difference!

“Recycle My Cell continues to be a proud sponsor of Waste Reduction Week in Canada. We believe that even the little steps, like recycling old devices, have a positive impact on the earth. That’s why we continue to make Recycle My Cell easy and convenient”, says Bernard Lord, President and CEO of Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association.

Simple things you can do:Participate in the Recycle My Cell Challenge, celebrat-

ing Waste Reduction Week in Canada – If your school or

post secondary institution is looking for an opportunity to make a difference environmentally, while having a chance to win $500, then this is for you! Sign up for the challenge, and everything you need to participate will be provided to you.

Everyone is Encouraged to Recycle Their Phone – Simply drop off your phone at the nearest drop-off location provided to you via www.RecycleMyCell.ca. With over 4,000 drop off locations across Canada, finding a location that takes your phone and accessories is easy: all you have to do is enter your postal code at www.RecycleMyCell.ca. This generates a list of the closest recycling drop-off sites. Can’t come to us? Print off a pre-paid mailing label from the Web site and mail your device to us, free of charge.

Our Web site also includes a link to participating partner programs and instructions for clearing your device of all personal data. Be sure that all personal information is erased

from your device before you recycle it!Host a Drop-off Location – By hosting

a Recycle My Cell drop-off location, you’ll provide a valuable service to your commu-

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Processors involved with Recycle My Cell ensure that usable phones are refurbished, and those at the end of their life are recycled responsibly. Phones that are designat-ed for refurbishment and reuse have their memories wiped of all data by our processing partners; this helps to ensure that any data accidentally left on the device is completely deleted.

Recycle My Cell is run by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, in conjunction with cell phone carriers, handset manufacturers and certified proces-sors who have come together to raise awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling. The goal of this pro-gram is to keep handsets from entering Canada’s landfills. And just as important, the proceeds from the recycled wire-less devices go to benefit many local and national charities.

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BC’s Elementary and Secondary Schools have diverted over 40 million beverage containers in the last 10 years from landfills. Encorp Pacific (Canada) has refunded over $2.4 million in deposits to the prov-ince’s schools and in the last 5 years awarded $75,000 in prize money. The money has gone to updating equipment and enhancing student activities as each school decides how the money will be allocated. During the 2011/2012 school year, BC schools collected over 3.2 million beverage containers.

“We value how the school recycling program teaches environmental youth leadership. A growing number of schools have used the program as a teaching aide to explore ways to protect ecosystems. We encourage and want to support students and their teachers in this,” says Sandy Sigmund, Vice President, Development and CMO, Encorp Pacific (Canada).

Encorp’s BC School Recycling Program provides schools with the tools and resources to make recycling easy, convenient and profitable. Schools keep

100 per cent of the deposit refunds for each container collected and the pro-gram is free for all schools. The schools are grouped into categories, based on enrollment, and the schools that col-lect the most containers in each cat-egory win added cash prizes. For a full list of the 2011/2012 outstanding elementary and high school recyclers go towww.return-it.ca/elementaryprogram/winners-2011-2012/ or www.return-it.ca/highschoolprogram/winners-2011-2012/.

Thetis Island Elementary has col-lected 468,173 beverage containers in the last 4 years. Remarkably, the schools

enrollment has varied from 11 to 21 students since 2008. Last year alone, the students of Thetis Island and their teachers collect-ed 103,087 containers and earned $1000 in prize money from Encorp’s BC School Recycling Program. They not only won their enroll-ment category of one to 150 students - they beat out all other elementary schools in BC for a second year.

“The 16 students and their teachers earned $8,702.85 for their school from recy-cling beverage containers,” says Sandy Sigmund. “This combined with the first place prize money made a grand

total of $9,702.85 to go towards school activities and equipment.”

First prize for each enroll-ment category is $1000, sec-ond prize $750 and third prize $500. Just go towww.return-it.ca/youthcentre/ for more infor-mation or to enter the Encorp School Recycling Program.

Other recognition opportuni-ties include; all top 5 schools from each enrollment category are recognized, with a year-end achievement certificate and individual award certificates

available for “superstar recyclers” at ele-mentary schools. Recognized elementary and secondary schools from all parts of BC are encouraged to participate.

Encorp Pacific (Canada) is a feder-ally incorporated not-for-profit steward-ship corporation with beverage container management as its core business.

They are committed to developing and managing a consumer-friendly and cost-effective system to recover beverage containers from consumers and ensure that they are recycled and not incinerated or land filled.

They also provide their steward-ship services on a contract basis to the Electronics Industry for the collection and recycling of regulated products, as well as the Dairy Industry to manage their voluntary Milk recycling program. To learn more about Encorp Pacific, visit return-it.ca.

BC schools earn cash and students earn top marks in recycling

BC students are eager to earn extra cash and at the same time do something great for their environment.

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The scrap yard has been in existence at the corner of Ord Road and 8th street since the early 60’s. Kamloops Scrap Iron estab-lished in 1981 receives scrap metals from industries such as logging and mining, local businesses, as well as the public at large. On site scrap removal throughout the cen-tral interior is their specialty. A tremendous volume of material moves through the yard

daily. In a year, millions of pounds of scrap, consisting of steel, copper, aluminum, batter-ies, brass, and radiators, are processed. After being processed, materials are sent out to diverse markerts. For example, steel is gen-erally sold to domestic markets; aluminum and copper are often exported to Pacific Rim countries. The resale yard is stocked with assorted sized pipe, plates, beams, screens, pulleys, hydraulic parts, and other used equipment.

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More companies that operate diesel trucks and heavy equipment will be going green in B.C. as a result of the next phase of government funding for the Prince George-based Carbon Offset Aggregation Cooperative (COAC).

The second half of the previously announced $2 million in funding will provide the co-operative with money for financing the retrofit of 100 trucks a month.

The result will be the elimination of over 20,000 tonnes in GHG emissions and the reduction of over eight mil-lion litres of diesel fuel in the next year, with increased reductions each year as more members enter the program.

Since its inception over six months ago, COAC has achieved early success with a business case that is appealing to a range of British Columbia’s heavy equip-

ment companies from mobile b u s i n e s s e s like Overhaul Transport to sta-tionary opera-tors such as L & M Lumber.

The steady growth in mem-bership includes representatives from the forestry, freight and construction sectors along with local governments and is further testament to the appeal of COAC’s unique strategy to reduce fuel costs while also reducing GHG emissions.

COAC provides financing to member businesses for modifications of existing vehicles and machinery that use fossil fuels (diesel). Operators also receive driver

awareness training that leads to even more energy efficiencies and GHG reductions that will save them money.

These reductions in both fuel consumption and GHGs emit-ted will produce carbon offsets, which are then aggregated and sold, transferred or traded by COAC. The proceeds of the sales are then returned to the member as a dividend. The offsets are sold as made-in-B.C. greenhouse gas offsets.

This latest funding update is part of our broader climate policies that benefit all British Columbians. These include the

Northern and Rural Homeowner Benefit, LiveSmart B.C.’s Home Energy Efficiency incentives and B.C. Small Business program, as well as the SCRAP-IT BC program that provides incentives to help British Columbians get out of their old cars and into cleaner forms of transportation.

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Carbon Offset Aggregation Cooperative Quick Facts:

* COAC currently represents 35 member companies provincewide with diverse represen-tation from logging, trucking, general freight and road-building companies, along with local governments around B.C.

* Collectively, the member companies consume more than 109-million litres of diesel annually.

* COAC estimates that another 100 members will join in the near future representing an additional 152-million litres of diesel consumption.

* COAC estimates that with upgraded technology and training, these members will reduce their diesel consumption by 10 per cent or 20 million litres between 2013 and 2016.

* Between 2013 and 2016, member companies will reduce their CO2 emissions by 60,000 tonnes.

* The program helps business owners overcome the technological and financial barriers to making carbon reduction changes to their operations.

* The purpose is to provide a fuel-efficiency and carbon-reduction program for owners of heavy equipment and long- and short-haul trucks to reduce operating costs, aggregate and transfer, trade or sell carbon offsets.


Energy Quiz1) Which household appliance uses the most energy?A) RefrigeratorB) ToasterC) DishwasherD) Washing machine2) What country has the greatest number of coal powered generators?A) CanadaB) RussiaC) U.S.A.D) China3) “Phantom carriers” is a term used for electronic devices that:A) Move from room to roomB) Continue to consume electricity even when offC) Are really expensiveD) Are energy effi cient4) What percentage do heating costs rise by for every degree above 20°C that you set your household thermostat in the winter?A) 2%B) 4%C) 5%D) 7%5) Your residential water heater uses ……… of your home’s energy and produces approximately two tones of carbon dioxide annually.A) 5%B) 10%C) 15%D) 20%6) Recycling 1,000 kg of aluminum saves enough energy to heat a/an……….. for 10 years.A) Typical homeB) Elementary schoolC) Corner storeD) Restaurant7) What household appliance uses the second most amount of energy (the fi rst is the refrigerator)?A) Hair dryerB) Clothes DryerC) MicrowaveD) Computer8) What is the most energy effi cient cycle to washand rinse your clothes on?A) cold-coldB) warm-warmC) hot-coldD) warm-cold9) The average Canadian home is illuminated bylight bulbs:A) 31B) 41C) 51D) 6110) Which energy source produces the greatestamount of atmospheric carbon dioxide?A) Natural gasB) NuclearC) OilD) Coal11) What type of sector uses the greatest amountof electricity?A) Commercial and industrialB) Restaurant and fast foodC) ResidentialD) Institutional

ANSWERS:

1): A—Refrigerators use about 11% of a household’s total energy consump-tion.Take Action: Buy Energy Star endorsed refrigerators, which will use less en-ergy and save you money. Also, make sure your refrigerator is set to optimal energy use temperatures (between 2°C and 3°C).2): D—China requires a great deal of energy to power their rapidly developing economy. Unfortunately burning coal causes pollution.3): B—“Phantom carriers” are products that draw power 24 hours a day. Ap-pliances that have a clock or programming displays such as coffee makers, DVD players, computers, printers, and stereos are considered phantom load carriers. 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Take Action: Unplug electrical appliances and equipment when you leave the room or use a power bar that connects all of these units and then simply switch the bar off.4): C—Don’t overheat your home in the winter. Put on a sweater and dress accordingly in order to save money and to use less energy.5): C—Take Action: Turn down the thermostat on your water heater to reduce energy consumption. Often the level is set unnecessarily high for regular use. If you go on holiday or away for a long period of time, you can turn off the heater since the water does not need to be constantly heated when no one is home to use it.6): A—Recycling 1 000 kg of aluminum saves the equivalent of 10 000 L of gasoline.7): —Take Action: Whenever possible air-dry your laundry. You can use an outdoor clothes line or purchase a drying rack to use indoors. Air drying can save $85 in energy costs per year and help reduce your impact on the environment.8): A—Take Action: Use cold water to wash your clothes. If every household in Canada did this, it would reduce approximately 1.5 billion kilogram of greenhouse gas emissions yearly.9): B—Take Action: Use compact fl uorescent light bulbs (CFLs) which use much less energy than incandescent bulbs; thus, saving you money.10): D—Gases emitted from coal burning plants contribute to acid rain and global warming.11): A—The commercial sector uses almost 70% of all electricity produced.Take Action: When at home or at work, make sure to turn off lights, computers and other energy consuming equipment when not in use.

Despite having no prior handyman skills and a limited knowledge of ener-gy efficiency, Laura Lee Schultz and Jacqueline Gullion were determined to renovate their depression era house. So they picked up their hammers and caulking gun and got to work.

With help from family, friends and YouTube, they learned how to insu-late properly and also how to make other energy efficiency upgrades. Some small, and with help from professionals, some big. Like the furnace.

“It was pretty obvious that the fur-nace had to go. It was amazingly old and inefficient,” said Schultz. So they took the plunge and had it replaced with an ENERGY STAR® high-efficiency model. They had the original ducting system replaced too for even better efficiency.

The ladies have proven that you don’t have to spend a lot to save a lot. “For less than $50 on a tube of window caulk, a roll of weatherstripping and a window film kit, you can significantly change the comfort of your home,” says Gullion.

And they’ve got proof. Before mak-ing improvements, an energy advisor rated the house at 48 out of 100 on the EnerGuide® efficiency scale (a standard measure of a home’s energy perfor-mance). Now it’s up to 64.

And even though they switched out the electric range to a gas model, (“We just like cooking with gas,” quips Gullion.) the natural gas consumption has dropped by 26 per cent since making all the energy efficiency improvements.

As for future improvements, they hope to replace the windows. For now, they’re enjoying their home and prac-ticing conservation. Like hanging their clothes out on the line, taking shorter showers and programming the thermo-

stat to a comfortable, but efficient 20° Celsius when home.

If you’re considering making energy efficiency improvements like Schultz and Gullion, FortisBC has a number of rebate offers, how-to advice, and quick tips to help make it easier and economical.

If you currently heat your home with oil, switching to cleaner burning natural gas makes sense. And better yet, the utility offers a $1,000 rebate when you convert your oil heating system to natural gas.

Already have a gas furnace or boiler? If it’s more than 15 years old consider-ing upgrading it to a qualifying high-efficiency model for an $800 rebate. But hurry, only 2,000 rebates are available.

And while upgrading the heating system con-sider your water heater

too. Next to heating your home, heat-ing water is the biggest consumer of energy in your house. FortisBC offers rebates from $200 to $1,000 when you install a high-efficiency natural gas water heater.

Don’t forget the province’s LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentive Program. Any rebates you qualify for can be combined with FortisBC’s natural gas offers.

And finally, if water heater and fur-nace upgrades aren’t in your budget this winter, FortisBC’s website offers how-to videos such as how to install a low-flow showerhead, or replace a furnace filter, conservation tips and information on the benefits of natural gas. Learn more at fortisbc.com/savingenergy.

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Starting Oct. 1, SCRAP-IT is offering higher incentives to British Columbians when they scrap their older, higher polluting vehicles. The program’s goal is to move participants into more efficient, environmentally friendly forms of transportation.

“The BC SCRAP-IT program has been successful in removing more than 30,000 higher polluting vehicles from the road,” says Dennis Rogoza, CEO of the BC SCRAP-IT Program Society. “By implementing higher incentives while the funds remain available, we’re certain even more British Columbians will be willing to scrap their older model cars for other forms of transportation that produce less smog and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.”

In order to qualify for the program a vehicle must be a year 2000 model or older and be licensed for the past six months.

SCRAP-IT is a voluntary early retirement vehicle program that pro-vides British Columbians the opportunity to replace their higher polluting vehicles with cleaner forms of transportation. The provincial government has recently provided the SCRAP-IT program with a $2.5 million grant for program enhancements. The program, which first launched in 1996, is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to lower exhaust pollut-ants across the province. The SCRAP-IT program has resulted in a reduc-tion of more than 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases.

About BC SCRAP-IT SOCIETYThe BC SCRAP-IT Society, a non-profit organization, administers the

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Home Hardware Stores Limited announced today that it has now sold more than two million of the company's exclu-sive Natura Cloths, demonstrat-ing high consumer demand for top quality environmentally conscious products.

Home Hardware's Natura line of environmentally conscious products is Home's fastest grow-ing product line and features the Natura cloth, household clean-ers, laundry supplies, lawn and garden fertilizers, herbicides, and garden mulch/peat substi-tutes, among others.

Home Hardware continues to add new products to the Natura line based on positive feedback and immense popularity with consumers.

"Home Dealers and staff across Canada work very hard to promote safer, Natural alter-natives to our customers," said Jack Baillie, Director of Marketing, Home Hardware Stores Limited, and chair of the company's Environmental Committee. "With consumers becoming more environmental-ly conscious everyday, Home Hardware is working to make it as easy as possible for customers to identify those products which

help conserve and protect our envi-ronment."

In addition to the Natura l ine, Home Hardware has also been placing its "EarthCare" mark on envi-r o n m e n t a l l y friendly products since 1991. The

"EarthCare" mark serves as an identifier and reassurance to cus-tomers that the products they are purchasing are the best choices for the environment. Products that are energy efficient, biode-gradable, recyclable, reusable, non-toxic, organic, manufac-tured from recycled materials, or help conserve water can earn the "EarthCare" mark.

A selection of Home's line-up of Natura products includes:

Natura Cleaning Cloth, Natura Moss and Algae Cleaner, Natura Wood Prep Cleaner and Brightener, Natura Hardwood and Laminate Cleaner, Natura Foliar Fertilizer, Natura Liquid Dish Detergent, Natura Reusable Fabric Softeners, Natura Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Natura Laundry Detergent, Natura Non-Chlorine

Bleach, Natura Tea tree Oil Cleaner and Natura Lawn Fertilizer.

About Home Hardware Stores Limited

Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest inde-pendent hardware, lumber and building materials and furniture retailer with more than 1,000 stores across Canada, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture ban-ners.

Dealers have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products and the company has annual retail sales of $4.85 billion. The coopera-tive was founded on Jan. 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers.

Sales of environmentally friendly Natura product line grow

BC’s SCRAP IT program is responsible to taking 30,000 high pollutant vehicles of the road.


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There’s one sure way to beat the paper vs. plastic debate: refuse the store’s bag and bring your own.

Canadians take home over 55 mil-lion plastic shopping bags every week. Lightweight and strong, these bags have become a regular part of our shopping experience. They also are part of a lit-ter problem, where bags end up in places Mother Nature didn’t intend. In short, that easy solution to bringing home the milk is also wrecking our environment.

Dealing with our environmental baggage

Today’s bag is likely tomorrow’s gar-bage. Consider the life of the bag:

Non-renewable beginnings – Plas-tic bags are made out of “film”, or thin flexible sheets of plastic, which are de-rived from petroleum or natural gas. The finished bag may be marked with the triangular “chasing arrows” symbol which contains a number, often 2, and sometimes the acronym for high-density polyethylene, or HDPE. The symbol only indicates the type of plastic or resin; it is not a recycling symbol.

Urban tumbleweed – Empty bags get carried on the wind, ultimately ending up in trees and blocking sewer drains.

Keeps on going – The properties that make plastic bags durable also make them virtually indestructible. Once in the envi-ronment, they don’t readily break down. Your grandchildren could find a bag you discarded.

Gets dumped – Though we all think we recycle, Canadians send almost three-quarters of their garbage to landfills. For those who actively recycle, not all mu-nicipalities accept their plastic bags. So millions of bags are likely to end up in the dump, even allowing for the repeated uses in the home.

Marine trash – When introduced to the ocean habitat, marine animals such as fish, dolphins, whales, seals, and birds are harmed because they become entangled or mistake plastic debris for food.

Reusable bags are the ultimate practicality

Rather than accept a shopping bag made from non-renewable resources, bring your own bag and refuse the shop-ping bag from the store.

The advantages are straight-forward:

Less packaging overall• Less plastic clutter that can harm • wildlife habitatsReduction in waste going to mu-• nicipal landfills

Today’s reusable bag comes in a range of materials and sizes. Many food retail-ers now offer them for sale along with heavy plastic totes that not only handle groceries, but come in handy for many household chores. You also can find string-style bags, sometimes made with organic cotton or hemp, that collapse into a small space in your purse, backpack or computer bag.

Be sure to select the reusable sac or tote that is easiest to carry and is wash-able.

Check: keys, wallet, reusable bag

Like any new habit, it takes a bit of ef-fort to remember your reusable bags.

Try putting your empty bags back in the car after you unload your purchases, or leave them on a hook by the door or with your bus pass or car keys.

Ask your kids to remind you.Consider these tips from the reusable

bag pros:Think twice about taking

a plastic bag if your purchase is small and easy to carry.

Keep reusable cloth bags in your home, office, and car so you always have them available when you go to the supermarket or other stores.

Ask your favourite stores to stop providing bags for free, or to offer a discount for not using the bags. Thank those retailers who already do.

More bagging tipsA new view on dog poo

– While trapping Fido’s output in a reused plastic shopping bag may be easier on the owner, it creates

an ever growing landfill problem. Make a reusable scoop from an old detergent bottle and put the remains in your toilet. Dog composting kits are also available from specialty retailers. Be sure to wash your hands after your dog duties.

Stop bagging small amounts of pro-duce – Since you’ll wash the two lemons or four apples when you get home, skip the extra plastic. The food made it this far; it will survive the journey home in your reusable bag.

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FREE Stuff!www.tnrd.reuses.com

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Post Items

Check out Garage Sales

Use the Recyclopedia

Find listings of things like old furniture or appliances, for swap or sale, as well as garage sales and community events.

YOU CAN ALSO LOOK FOR THINGS YOU NEED! The website also features the Recyclopedia which is a terrifi c directory of where to take other unwanted items locally and throughout BC.

Check out the TNRD REUSES WEBSITE www.tnrdreuses.com

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Thompson-Nicola Regional District(250) 377-8673 1-877-377-8673 email: [email protected]

Learn how to start and care for your own worm composter. They’re perfect for kitchen waste and can be used in

homes or apartments where there isn’t space for a composter outside or where bears or wildlife are a concern.

WORM FACTORY BENEFITS!

• Worm Factory is compact, only 16”x16”x20” high

• Worm Factory saves space in your garbage

• Worm Factory is odorless

• Worm Factory is easy to manage

• Worm Factory can be used all year round

• Worm Factory saves time and money by lessening

your trips to the Waste Transfer Station

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Let WORMS eat your garbage this FALL!

Just get ten of your friends together and we’ll provide a workshop at your home with Mel Anderson, owner of All Things Organic, a backyard composting and worm composting professional.

To register call the TNRD at 1-877-377-8673 – or email us at [email protected]

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Recycle Now

& SAVE!PAY-AS-YOU-THROW Here’s how it works!Recycle Now is simple and it allows residents to reduce their waste by recycling more, and paying less for their garbage.

STEP

3Take it to your nearest recycling depot where you can recycle as much as you like FREE of charge, only paying for the disposal of the waste leftover. The more you recycle, the more you’ll save.

For more info, including updated lists of Eco-card retailers, contact us at [email protected].

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Simply separate your recyclables and place them in a see-thru blue or clear bag. Keep glass and corrugated cardboard separate.

Buy your Eco-cards or Eco-bucks to pay for your waste.

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