Waste Reduction Week 2013

Student writing tally of Waste AuditFor Waste Reduction Week 2013, Ridge Meadows Recycling enlisted the help of a Grade 6/7 class at Eric Langton Elementary. The class completed a Lunchtime Waste Audit with RMRS Environmental Educator Dan Mikolay, counting how many items in their garbage can were a) recyclable b) compostable (or still edible!) and c) actually belonged in the garbage. Their results were very close to the District 42 average of 33% recyclable, 55% compostable, and 12% garbage.  They then looked at ways to reduce their waste, including packing Litterless Lunches.

Eric Langton Class Lunchtime Waste Audit - October, 2013Using suggestions from the students, we compiled Litterless Lunchkits and gave them to Maple Ridge Mayor & Council as part of our “Litterless Lunch Challenge” during our Waste Reduction Week presentation on October 22, 2013.

The class challenged Mayor & Council to not produce anything from their lunch that isn’t recyclable or compostable for two weeks. Good luck!

Thank you everyone who helped out with the presentation: RMRS Board Member Carly O’Rourke, Dan Mikolay, Carly Johnson & her students, and Karen Learmonth from Amber Light Photography!

Council Meeting 2013

Council Meeting 2013

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