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2013 July-DRAFT 3-With New Board Member.Indd RRFB Nova Scotia news and events - Working to improve Nova Scotia’s environment, economy CAPand quality of life by reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering resources. RETHE Engaging Youth in the pleasure of awarding the top-prize in Table of Contents our Grade 12 essay competition to Mary Waste Diversion Emma MacNeil of Rankin School of the Turning Peels Into Petals pg. 2 Narrows. Her essay on construction and The Nova Scotia Recycles Contest was a demolition debris earned her a $5,000 Community Sponsorship: great success again this year! With 8,600 scholarship for her post-secondary studies Pictou County Food Banks entries from 220 schools, there was this fall. Canning Fire Department pg. 2 tremendous support for our annual initiative. This year, we once again offered over Another highlight this year was a new Supporting Student Research pg. 3 $55,000 in cash, prizes and scholarships to partnership between the Nova Scotia students in Grades Primary to 12. Recycles Contest and the Green Screen 2013 Annual Report Online pg. 3 Challenge, a program of the Atlantic Film RRFB Nova Scotia staff spent the month Festival. Through our agreement, the 63 Who Will You Nominate? pg. 3 of April travelling around the province fi lms submitted to the Nova Scotia Recycles to celebrate winners and runners-up in Recent ENVIRO-DEPOTTM Renos pg. 4 Contest automatically gained entry into the contest. With seven celebrations in the Green Screen Challenge. At a fun-fi lled Compaction Trailer Pilot Update pg. 4 communities from Antigonish to Kingston red carpet celebration at Empire Theatres to Clare, we enjoyed seeing the smiling in Dartmouth Crossing, four fi lms received Community Sponsorship: faces of students, their families, teachers, special recognition and additional prizing. East Richmond Education principals and municipal offi cials. Two of these fi lms were created by students Centre pg. 5 who entered through the Nova Scotia One highlight was the celebration in Recycles Contest. Welcome New Directors pg. 5 Wagmatcook, Cape Breton, where we had Toward Our 300 kg Goal: 2012 Waste Audit pg. 6 Community Sponsorship: Cumberland Public Libraries Bluenose Marathon pg. 6 Diverting Textiles from Landfill pg. 7 Community Sponsorship: Canadian Red Cross, Antigonish Wedgeport Legion Bridgewater Farmers’ Market pg. 7 Fiscal 2012-2013 Highlights pg. 8 Bridgewater: Region 6 winners pose with RRFB Nova Scotia CEO Jeff MacCallum (second from right); Moby S. Loop Recycling Robot; and municipal officials PAGE 1 // Summer 2013 Turning Peels Into Petals During Compost Awareness Week In early May, RRFB Nova Scotia partnered with waste management regions across the province to celebrate Compost Awareness Week at select farmers’ markets. Educators were equipped with giveaways to support their booths, including bean seeds, tattoos, buttons and information pamphlets on composting. Each market was also provided with a Lee Valley stainless steel mini bin as a grand prize, and staff were outfi tted with compost friendly t-shirts with the slogan “Rotten and Lovin’ It.” RRFB Nova Scotia supported regional participation at the markets with a province- Turn peels into petals. wide advertising campaign called “Turn Peels into Petals.” Regional ads were placed in local papers and a general ad was placed in the Chronicle Herald at the beginning of Compost Week. RRFB Nova Scotia also aired a catchy radio ad on several stations across the province, and supported the campaign through information on our Celebrate Compost Awareness Week Facebook and Twitter sites. Join the Eastern Region Solid Waste Management Committee at the Antigonish Farmers’ Market on May 4th. We’re giving away seeds and compost bags, and drawing for a kitchen compost bin! 30% of waste in Nova Scotia is organics that could have been composted. Let’s feed the soil and Compost Awareness Week was a great turn peels into petals. For more information, call 902-232-2563. PutWasteInItsPlace.ca opportunity to draw attention to the fact that too much organic waste still fi nds its way into landfi lls across our province. RRFB Nova Scotia continues to work in partnership with residents and businesses to divert valuable resources such as food and yard waste. Education Highlights: Community Sponsorship Community sponsorship funding given information regarding waste waste by purchasing waste sorting was provided to the Pictou separation. RRFB Nova Scotia stations. The fi re department was County East and West Food provided $250 to help clients of provided with $500 from the Banks to purchase a supply of the food banks sort their waste Community Sponsorship program blue recycling bags and clear properly. for their initiative. With the funding garbage bags. The bags will be they were able to purchase distributed to clients to assist The Canning Fire Department waste sorting containers that will them in sorting their waste is a volunteer fi re department with encourage volunteers and anyone properly. Along with the blue two fi re stations. The department who rents the fi re hall to properly and clear bags, clients will be wanted to reduce and properly sort sort their waste. PAGE 2 // Summer 2013 Who Will You Supporting Student Research Nominate? The Student Research Grants program agricultural waste plastics - Isaac provides funding to Honours Undergraduate Muise, Dalhousie University and Graduate level students for projects This fall, RRFB Nova Scotia will host that support research in aid of solid • Analyze Aspergillus Oryzae with plastic the 15th annual Mobius Awards of waste diversion in Nova Scotia. The biodegradation - Savannah Hatheway, Environmental Excellence. The awards program encourages projects from a Dalhousie University recognize the achievements of Nova variety of academic disciplines including, Scotia organizations and individuals but not limited to Engineering, Sciences, • Examine disposable coffee cup who have helped make our province a Environmental Sciences and Commerce. recycling in the metro region - Jie Ma, leader in waste reduction, recycling and The RRFB Nova Scotia Board of Directors Dalhousie University composting. approved fi ve new projects in June. New application dates added The awards luncheon will be held on • Assess microbial decontamination of The Board of Directors has also approved Wednesday, October 16 at Pier 21 in urea formaldehyde bonded medium additional application deadline dates. Halifax. density fi breboard - Gavin Kernaghan, Students and academic advisors can now Ph.D, Mount Saint Vincent University submit applications by May 31, August Nominations will be accepted from July 31, November 29 and February 29. For 22, 2013 to September 16, 2013 in the • Evaluate opportunities for use of more information about the Student following categories. solid waste resources in residential Research Grants program, please visit Business of the Year: open to small construction - Davin St. Pierre, www.putwasteinitsplace.ca/business-and- and large businesses - two awards will be Dalhousie University academics.asp. presented in this category • Examine recovery methods for Institution of the Year: open to public and private sector institutions, for example, hospitals, universities, colleges, long-term care/nursing home facilities 2013 Annual Report Online Innovation in Waste Reduction: open to individuals, private and public RRFB Nova Scotia’s 2013 Annual Report is • $7.3 million (83.9% of net revenues) to organizations that have developed and available online: www.putwasteinitsplace.ca. Nova Scotia’s 54 municipalities implemented a new product or service • Inaugural Depot Day with Enviro-Depots from waste-resource materials Highlights include: from across the province • Successful implementation of the • 2012 Waste Audit Report fi ndings Waste Reduction Education: open to compaction trailer pilot project • Put Waste In Its Place communications individuals and groups campaign. Individual Excellence in Waste Reduction: open to individuals who champion waste management Region/Municipality/Authority of the Year: open to solid waste-resource management regions and municipalities ENVIRO-DEPOTTM of the Year: open to Nova Scotia Enviro-Depots School of the Year: open to Nova Scotia P-12 schools Best Community-Based Project: open to individuals, not-for-profi t organizations and community groups PAGE 3 // Summer 2013 Recent ENVIRO-DEPOTTM Renos Tanner’s Transfer in Halifax Regional Municipality has added a new steel structure to their existing ENVIRO-DEPOTTM at 6393 Bayne Street. The new structure is the same colour as the original depot, and has a loading dock that is easily accessed by local cartage and unloaded by fork lift. The new structure has added 5,040 sqare feet to their facility. Durant’s Recycling in Parrsboro recently lost their ENVIRO- DEPOTTM in a fi re. The site has been cleaned up and a new building has started on the original cement pad. The new building is the same size as the original, has been framed up, roof trusses on and Tanner’s Transfer - new steel structure added to existing building the steel siding started at the end of June. Glace Bay Recycling owner/operator Peter Gaskell has moved his ENVIRO-DEPOTTM facility from downtown Glace Bay to the commercial area in the Industrial Park at 204 Reserve Street. This facility is a new steel building with lots of square footage for staff effi ciency, and the location provides easy access for both the public and the local hauler. Wayne Dewolfe owner/operator of three Enviro-Depots in the Richmond County area has recently constructed a new facility at his Isle Madame Bottle Exchange location. This is a great Durant’s Recycling - new building on the original cement pad improvement over the prior building. Isle Madame Bottle Exchange - new facility Glace Bay Recycling - new facility in the Industrial Park Compaction Trailer Pilot Update In July 2012, RRFB Nova Scotia introduced The compaction trailer pilot project, Anticipated benefi ts: a new compaction trailer, combining a operating in Halifax Regional Municipality • Cost and time savings for the system compaction auger on a 53-foot tractor at 18 high-volume Enviro-Depots, has been • Opens the door to other opportunities trailer.
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