Helpful links
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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 |
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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 |
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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/
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Calculate how much energy you save by recycling your household waste with this recyclometer: http://www.recyclenow.com/why_recycling_matters/recyclometer.html |
Videos
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- Ideas on how to reuse
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- No packaging grocery store
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- TED with garbage-man talking about recycling
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- Sustainable houses made from 70-80% recycled materials
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- Plastic garbage in the ocean and on midway island, one of the remotest marine sanctuaries on the planet.
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- Biodegradable foam made from mushrooms
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- How to green your event
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