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Environmental Education Program Coordinator
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Program Coordinator will report to the Executive Director of NEAT. The Program Coordinator is responsible for:
• Research, design and implement educational presentations and workshops to community groups, schools and businesses on resource conservation (recycling, composting, water conservation, alternatives to household hazardous products, energy conservation, idle reduction, sustainability) and other practical programs;read more
So you've redone the bathroom and are working on the kitchen. You're on a first-name basis with the staff at the Do-It-Yourself Stores and your garage is starting to look like a hurricane hit. What do you do with your left over drywall? Light fixtures? Cabinets? Before you dump it, see if you can pass it along. Ads in many local papers and websites are free. Your old vanity is going to look better in someone else's house than in the landfill.
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Back by popular demand, glass will again be accepted for recycling. On April 1st, Eco-Depot Recycling has announced that recylcing depots in the region will again be accepting glass bottles and jars that were food containers. Please ensure your glass food containers are clean and free of food residue. You will also need to remove all labels and lids from the glass. Any glass bottle that required a deposit at the time of purchase will still be recycled at the local bottle drops. read more
Are you ready? Earth Hour is Saturday, March 28th. NEAT is working on their plans for that night and we hope you are too. This is the day for the world to join together, turn out all of the lights, and show that one small change can make a big difference.
Find your candles and make plans now to go dark for just one hour. There are over 8,500 hours in a year. We can turn out the lights for just one of those. Go to the EARTH HOUR website for more information.
Thank you for your interest. The application deadline for this position has passed.
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The Recycling Council of BC's January 2010 issue of "RECAP" is now available. Learn how other areas are dealing with backroad garbage dumping. Find out about community composting projects. Did you know that composting and recycling can also creat jobs?
For details about these and other stories, read this issue of "RECAP."
Please help us spread the word this holiday season that wrapping paper is not recyclable.
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Do you have things around your home that you don't need, but you think that there is a friend that could really use it. Have you considered re-gifting it? This website has an article that gives some really great ideas about re-gifting. That is what our office is doing at our party. No one is allowed to buy something new and we aren't allowed to use giftwrap. These restrictions force you to be creative. Check it out here!
The Day Before Christmas
‘Twas this time last year, when out of the blue,
My family proclaimed, “Merry GREEN Christmas to you!”
I shrugged and smiled mildly, then tossed out my cocoa,
Only to see the whole pack go plum loco!
“What are you doing?” my eight year-old shrieked,
“Are you unaware that cheap oil has peaked!?”read more
