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Master Composter/Recycler Program / Free!/ u) e9 O; L) N- u) N
City of Edmonton, Waste Management Branch4 C$ a4 i) Z+ s! l8 t+ i: o9 c' d
Note: Application Deadline is March 13, 2009.9 w1 q+ H- X2 s6 ?. O8 M
4 e% H: c6 c* `' B9 O& lDear colleague: once a year, the Waste Management Branch hosts the
* ?4 Z5 ?+ Y! c4 T* H r- C7 L5 E: C3 {Master Composter-Recycler Program. Over a 3 weeks course schedule
# L* z- }' a" q4 b& f(Tues./Thursday evenings and Saturday) volunteers will learn about; z9 o: _7 z+ g: h4 m; z. r# o
environmental stewardship in our city, such as: history of waste# W5 X4 @3 n" ~3 l9 w8 O d
management; home composting; household hazardous waste;
3 U$ Z) f6 x4 i2 R1 U4 S) j% jvermin-composting and residential recycling.
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This course offers in-class instruction as well as several field trips
9 J3 Q+ o8 P8 v% Uto various City facilities. After finishing the course, graduates K* J4 w5 m3 f" T# ?5 e
complete 35 hours of volunteer activity promoting the four R's:. P. ]! _) `! B' a
reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. Graduates become important
. T$ g J: X0 s- eresources in their communities as they broaden awareness about the
H& W# z) c* m, ]3 Y% Qimportance of composting and recycling.
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5 d+ d6 i) Y- @: w6 C* T& m8 v5 C2 dExamples of volunteer activities include: help with Reuse Fairs & the" H1 J c& y1 L6 Q! Q- c3 j
Reuse Centre; helping friends/neighbours with composting problems;
7 G9 T- {: x5 P. n( tpublic education display booths; assisting with programs and* o' s. w; X( T6 T
maintenance at the City Compost Education Centres; assisting at) l8 s" s* t8 q" a6 g" ?
various demonstration gardens and general public and school. k- D+ t& K" b. x; |+ W# Z- K% M w# I& V$ j
presentations.9 H$ A5 E$ Y) r+ f7 J1 ?+ ^: b
0 l! y0 b8 |$ |4 CThere are many other opportunities for volunteers to contribute and
) X# _# F- N" ^7 G% i7 j4 Evolunteers are able to choose the opportunities that interest them the
* i$ I) Z1 O( M5 }' Q- @4 S3 ?, Mmost. Curious about recycling and composting and sharing your
6 G- N4 W/ M1 A/ x5 d0 E* {3 Aknowledge with others, then apply to become a Master
# r, p2 N% S" F- dComposter-Recycler Volunteer!) f9 l+ g: w4 c, P8 u% w0 D/ t
+ f$ T4 R; r7 {7 H3 G9 E& U' \Course Dates: April 14 - May 2nd, 2009 -Tuesday and Thursday evenings
. y' @$ u) Q4 ?/ z-Saturdays all day - for three consecutive weeks.
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TO APPLY to become a Master Composter Recycler Volunteer contact:" j+ O4 ?: x# Y
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Karen Lewis-Caron at: 780.496.5991
& ]) K4 c. y7 R; {) {( D% Z: mE: karen.lewis-caron@edmonton.ca
' {1 A# | ?3 G- X5 P; e' i% \% |Or visit: www.edmonton.ca/waste |
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