Recycling Changes in Maple Ridge – Ridge Meadows Recycling’s May, 2014 Newsletter now online
On May 19, 2014, MultiMaterial BC launched a new recycling program in British Columbia based on the targets set out by the Provincial Recycling Regulations for packaging & printed paper. In Maple Ridge, this means we are now accepting new items and ask residents to: -Place ALL plastic bags and wrap in a plastic grocery […]
The EARTH DAY Edition! RMRS April, 2014 Newsletter Now Online
All about Celebrate Earth Day 2014! Schedule of Events, Community Art Grant, and More! Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS April, 2014 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
RMRS March, 2014 Newsletter Now Online
What do YOU need to RENEW? What does the Environment need? PLUS! Spring Chipping set-out deadlines, Celebrate Earth Day Poetry & Photo Contests, & more. Click to view a pdf copy of the RMRS March, 2014 Newsletter. This and past newsletters are archived on our website.
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 […]