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In a house. . .

. Live clean and green A helpful brochure filled with safe alternatives to household cleaners. Tips for keeping your home clean and the environment green.

.Be A Green Shopper A new brochure with purchasing and packaging tips to help you make decisions while you are shopping.

.The Environment--Who's Responsible? A thought-provoking brochure on over-consumption and planned obsolescence and the concept of the Ecological Footprint (measure of how much land is needed to support a person's lifestyle).

.It's Time for a Change The benefits of choosing cloth diapers for your baby.

.Green Christmas Brochure Suggestions on how to make your holiday celebrations a little more environmentally friendly.

.Trick or Trash A small brochure with tips on keeping your Halloween festivities as environmentally friendly as possible.

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In a garden. . .

.Natural Gardening Solutions Recipes and tips on controlling weed and pest populations in the garden with minimal impact on the environment.

.Compost Happens Everything you ever wanted to know about composting but were afraid to ask! Includes a special section on composting in a northern climate. Our most popular brochure, now in a NEW format!

.Try Worm Composting What you need to start and maintain a worm composting (vermicomposting) system.

.Grasscycling How to recycle your grass clippings with less work than "traditional" composting and save money as well! Sound too good to be true? Check out this brochure.

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In a business. . .

.W.R.A.P.P. The basics on starting a waste reduction program for businesses.

.Offices and Institution The basics on starting a waste reduction program for offices and institutions.

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Oil and Gas Field Services The basics on starting a waste reduction program for oil and gas personnel.

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Restaurant and Fast Food Services The basics on starting a waste reduction program for restaurants to minimize waste.

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Retail and Merchandise Sector The basics on starting a waste reduction program for the retail and merchandise sector to help minimize waste.

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7 Easy Steps Reducing waste is easy with this step by step to getting started.

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Waste Reduction Directory Need to know how to get rid of paint, oil or a refrigerator? The WR Directory will let you know how and where to safely and responsibly dispose of any unusual material.

.Learn Before You Burn Alternatives to burning garbage in the Peace River Regional District.

.Don't Pour Water Down the Drain A guide developed for the City of Fort St. John with tips about reducing water consumption in the home.

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Green Event Planning Brochure Your guide to Waste Reduction at special events.

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Miscellaneous Brochures. . .

Our Waste Reduction Office has limited copies of brochures published by other sources.

How Green is Your Home? A handy guide to determine how green your home is and how green it can be. (BC Environment)

Turf Weeds--Safe and Sensible Pest Control. This brochure describes how to minimize both hand labour and herbicide use by managing the lawn so the grass controls the weeds. (BC Environment)

Kids Can Recycle. Games and interesting facts about aluminum recycling. (Alcan)

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Click for Prrrdy's Tip of the Month All about Composting! Materials Exchange Program info View our Photo Gallery Check out our newsletters and brochures! Recycling at School! Fun Stuff for Kids! Household hazardous waste items and info Regional Landfills info Reduce Waste Reuse Recycle Click here to return to the homepage About Us!