RMRS February, 2014 Newsletter Now Online
In this month’s newsletter, we look at the link between Compassion and the Environment. PLUS! Entries are now being accepted for the Celebrate Earth Day Poetry and Photo Contests (details in newsletter) and check out what the LAST Committee has been up to, including hosting a Transition Resource Fair at Thomas Haney Secondary on April […]
Membership Renewal Time!
Are you a member of the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society? (if not, sign up here – it’s free!) If you signed up last year (2013) and/or haven’t renewed your membership yet, you have until March 4, 2014 to renew it to be eligible to vote at our April 1 Annual General Meeting. Renew your membership […]
RE-THINKing the Way We Recycle – RMRS January Newsletter Now Online
In this month’s newsletter, we look at how Recycling will change this year as Multi Materials BC takes responsibility for all printed paper & packaging recycling in the province. PLUS! Save the Dates – 1. the Annual General Meeting for Ridge Meadows Recycling Society is on Tuesday, April 1 at The Well inside Chances Gaming […]
Reasons to REJOICE! RMRS December Newsletter now online
In this month’s newsletter, we look back at a full year of events & more in 2013. PLUS! With big changes next year in the funding model for printed paper & packaging, how much do you know about EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility)? Board Member Sandy Sigmund breaks it down for us. Click to view a […]
Let us REMEMBER – November, 2013 Newsletter now online
In this month’s newsletter, Remembrance Day reminds us of other battles being fought, and the upcoming holidays have us thinking green. PLUS! Wanna save the world? There’s an app for that – actually, there’s a bunch of them! Click here to view a pdf copy of our RMRS November, 2013 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on […]
Waste Reduction Week 2013
For 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 […]
The Changing Landscape of RECYCLING – Enjoy our October, 2013 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, we look at recycling – the circular loop that is the basis of sustainability. Also check out the photos from Eric Langton Elementary’s Litterless Lunch Challenge to Maple Ridge Mayor & Council for Waste Reduction Week 2013! Click here to view a pdf copy of our RMRS October, 2013 Newsletter. This and […]
Where do you need to RECONNECT? RMRS September, 2013 Newsletter now online
In this month’s newsletter, we look at reconnecting – to school routines, to nature, and to ourselves. Download your own pdf copy of the RMRS September, 2013 Newsletter This and past newsletters are archived here.
Do you REUSE? RMRS August, 2013 Newsletter now online!
In August’s newsletter, we look at the fascinating world of reuse – creative, resilient, useful and quirky! Download your own pdf copy of the RMRS August, 2013 Newsletter This and past newsletters are archived here.
What does it mean to RECLAIM? Our July, 2013 Newsletter now online
In July’s newsletter, we explore what it means to “reclaim” something…and who it belongs to in the first place. Download your own pdf copy of the RMRS July, 2013 Newsletter This and past newsletters are archived here.