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      • Recycling Depot to close due to new roof installation
      • Recycling Depot to accept refundable containers and electronics
      • Recycling Depot to re-open with temporary limits and procedures

Helpful links

Bowen in Transition Newsletter. A monthly round-up of news, resources and videos to help create a resilient and sustainable community. Click here to read the latest issue.
Produce Bags. Bags for individual items while shopping.
Instead of putting your carrots in a plastic non-reusable bag.

http://www.coolearthproducts.com/


Recycle council of BC has info on where to recycle various items. Call their hotline with questions about where to recycle items: 1 800 667 4321 or 604 732 9253. Click here for their informative website.
  www.rcbc.bc.ca
Gives you the nearest location to dispose of whatever item you need to recycle. It will help you reuse and recycle just about anything. Just type it in!
www.metrovancouverercycles.org 

 This is a private company that recycles a wide range of items through their mobile depots, including one at Presentation House in North Vancouver, 9:00 am - noon on the 3rd Saturday of every month.
www.pacificmobiledepots.com

Metro Vancouver has launched a free iPhone app called weRecycle .Simply enter the material you wish to donate or recycle. You can hit the Map icon for a Google map.
www.metrovancouverrecycles.org 

Knick Knack Nook is a local reuse-it store  http://www.knickknacknook.org/


Calculate how much energy you save by recycling your household waste with this recyclometer:
http://www.recyclenow.com/why_recycling_matters/recyclometer.html

Videos

- Ideas on how to reuse
- No packaging grocery store
- TED with garbage-man talking about recycling
- Sustainable houses made from 70-80% recycled materials
- Plastic garbage in the ocean and on midway island, one of the remotest marine sanctuaries on the planet.

- Biodegradable foam made from mushrooms 
- How to green your event 
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