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INTERNATIONAL COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK
Rotten News --- Next Week is International Compost Awareness Week
International Compost Awareness Week, an event that started here in Canada in 1995, will be celebrated both here as well in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia from May 4th - 10th, 2008.
This year, our message is simple: Compost! Recycle Your Organics.
And, in the tradition of Top 10 lists, here are some of the reasons to become part of the "Green Wave of Recycling".
- Send less to landfill. Organics represent over one-third of the materials being sent to landfills. Whether through backyard or large-scale composting or anaerobic digestion, those banana peels, apple cores and other organic materials can be recycled.
- Reduce greenhouse gases. According to Environment Canada, landfill sites account for about 38 per cent of Canada's total methane emissions. It's the organics that are buried in the landfill that are a key contributor to this production of greenhouse gases.
- Recover valuable materials. Composting produces compost, the single most important ingredient for healthy and productive soil.
- Decrease soil erosion. Soil erosion can remove nutrients from the soil, reducing its productivity, as well as reducing runoff that can carry sediment, nutrients and chemicals into waterways thereby creating new sources of pollution. Compost helps enhance soil structure and binds soil particles together.
- Revitalize soil. Compost helps provide sustenance for the very necessary biological diversity in the soil. Plants depend on this to convert materials into plant available nutrients and to keep the soil well aerated.
- Reduce the need to water. By improving the soil structure through the addition of compost, water is retained and available for plants.
- Reduce the need for pesticides. Compost can help suppress plant diseases.
- Save money. Through backyard composting, you can turn your leftover organics into a valuable soil amendment without spending a dime.
- Make your garden grow. Compost provides essential organic matter for the soil, which is of fundamental importance to its' health, vitality and fertility.
- Make a positive environmental difference. With compost, you can take resources otherwise regarded as waste - organic residuals - and turn them into something of value while at the same time realizing landfill and greenhouse gas reductions, improved soil productivity and water quality.
Compost … For the Love of the Earth !
For more information, please visit www.compost.org or call us at 1-877-571-GROW(4769).
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May 4th - May 10th, 2008
12th
Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable - Edmonton
June 11th and 12th, 2008
The annual
Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable (CPPR) provides
a unique opportunity in Canada for pollution prevention (P2) leaders, decision-makers,
and practitioners to exchange ideas, share expertise, and coordinate P2
efforts. The CPPR brings together corporate, government, academic and non-profit
representatives and is an important event for networking and finding out
about exciting P2 initiatives in Canada. Come join us! On-line registration
has been activated and the agenda has been posted at www.c2p2online.com/CPPR.
For additional information, please email leah@c2p2online.com
or phone 416-979-3534 ext.1.
The Honourable Rob Renner, Alberta Minister of the Environment, will be starting off the event as a keynote speaker and Severn Cullis-Suzuki will be giving the closing keynote address.
Themes for this year's Roundtable include: Green Building and Sustainable Design, P2 as a Strategy to Combat Climate Change, Sustainable Packaging, P2 Approaches in the Private Sector, Sustainable Consumption, Supply Chain Management and more.
Presentations will be given by representatives from Environment Canada, Alberta Environment, City of Edmonton, Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Alberta Research Council, One Earth Initiative, Environmental Law Centre and many others.
The CPPR also features the 2008 Pollution Prevention Awards, presented by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, which recognize innovative businesses and organizations from across Canada showing leadership in pollution prevention.
Also, a walking tour to the Riverside Net Zero Energy Project, one of Alberta's first net zero energy homes, will take place on the evening of June 10th prior to the evening's Welcoming Reception
Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Visit www.c2p2online.com/CPPR and click on 'Become a Sponsor' for details.
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34th Annual Zero Waste Conference Let's Clear the Air: Creating a Climate for Change
June 25– 27, 2008
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites
1763 Comox St.,
Vancouver, BC.
This year’s conference focuses on how waste reduction relates to climate change. Please join us from June 25-27 at the Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites in Vancouver’s beautiful West End to network with fellow RCBC members, speakers and guests from across Canada and south to California.
We are also pleased to announce our keynote speaker will be Annie Leonard, an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues with more than 20 years of experience. Her film, Story of Stuff (www.storyofstuff.com), is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns and the connections between many environmental and social issues.
Registration
is now open! As a member, you automatically receive a 15% discount
off regular non-member rates.
Register by May 25, 2008 and you will receive further savings
with our early-bird registration rates.
For registration forms and the latest conference information, visit www.rcbc.bc.ca/events/annual_conference.htm.
For a copy of the draft conference program, you can download it here: www.rcbc.bc.ca/documents/events/conprogram_draft_2008.pdf
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The
Composting Council of Canada is proud to be holding its
18th Annual National Conference in Chateau Mont- Sainte- Anne, Quebec |
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| DATE: | September 17-19, 2007 |
| LOCATION: |
Château Mont-Sainte-Anne 500, boul. de Beau Pré Beaupré, QC G0A 1E0 |
| EVENT: | The
Composting Council of Canada’s 18th Annual National Conference, Exhibits and General Meeting |
| CONTACT: | The
Composting Council of Canada Fanny Hennebo and Danielle Buklis, Program Coordinators Ph: (416) 535-0240 Fax: (416) 536-9892 Email: info@compost.org Website: www.compost.org |
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