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Friendly Winter Reminder:
To ensure the timely collection of materials from your green cart and/or garbage bin, please ensure that the area in and around the cart/bin is cleared of snow and/or debris. Thank you
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10th Annual Recycles Contest
RRFB Nova Scotia has kicked off the 10th annual Nova Scotia Recycles Contest. Open to students in grades Primary to 12. Become a "Waste Warrior" and you could win!
- More than $55,000 in cash, prizes and scholarships
- Schools of winning students receive $500 (excluding research essay)
- $20,000 in scholarships for grade 12 students
To download the contest packages, please visit www.rrfb.com
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Newsletters By Email
To continue our commitment to the reduction of solid waste, Waste Check has decided to move towards providing future editions of the “Check It Out” Newsletter online. For those that would like to receive future newsletters by email, please click here and fill out the form.
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Litter Problem Growing in Nova Scotia View the PDF (1.67Mb)
Nova Scotians are littering more than they did four years ago. A survey by the Department of Environment released today, Feb. 10, in Bible Hill shows an increase in litter of 21 per cent since 2004.
"We are disappointed that litter continues to be a problem in Nova Scotia," said David Morse, Minister of Environment. "Nova Scotians need to understand that there are serious environmental, economic, and social impacts when people do not dispose of their waste properly."
The survey was conducted by four members of the Nova Scotia Youth Conservation Corps in July and August of 2008. Students were hired to pick up litter from 55 randomly chosen sites across the province. They picked up more than 16,000 pieces of litter and divided it into six categories:
tobacco
snack foods
grocery
drink containers
quick service
miscellaneous.
Cigarette butts made up about three quarters of the litter collected. Litter from the snack food industry such as chip bags and candy bar wrappers, and the quick service industry including cups, straws, plates, food containers, also made up a large portion of the balance of the litter collected.
Results of the survey indicate that significant progress has been made in reducing drink container litter over the years. In 1989, when the first survey was conducted, more than 70 per cent of items picked up were drink containers. Since the deposit system for them was introduced in 1996, the number of drink containers picked up has been drastically reduced to only five per cent items collected.
"As Nova Scotia moves toward the goal of reducing the disposal rate to 300 kilograms of garbage per person, per year, the Department of Environment will continue to increase awareness about the litter problem," said Mr. Morse.
"We will spread the message that littering not only hurts the environment, but hurts Nova Scotia's image as an international leader in solid waste management."
Nova Scotia's goal is to have one of the cleanest and most sustainable environments in the world by 2020.
For a copy of the 2008 litter survey visit www.gov.ns.ca/nse/waste/links.asp.
Best Thing You’ll Never Do
The Department of Environment’s new anti-litter campaign called "Best Thing You’ll Never Do", Nova Scotians will hear a "Please Litter Message on the radio, and see our "Please Litter" message on transit shelters. It is hoped that this campaign will create awareness about the litter problem, and motivate people to stop littering. The campaign will run from March 2 to March 31 across the province, and as part of the campaign the launching of a wonderful new website called: www.bestthingyoullneverdo.ca
You are encouraged to go check out this site and take the "Never Litter" Pledge. Even if you don't litter now, please show your support by signing-up and passing this website on to others.
Litter is a problem in Nova Scotia, and it is everyone's problem. But it is a problem we can solve. By showing the public that littering is not acceptable, we can make Nova Scotia a cleaner and greener province. Thank you in advance for your support, and please visit www.bestthingyoullneverdo.ca to pledge.
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2008-09 Nova Scotia Recycles Contest Winners
REGION 7 WESTERN REGION COUNTIES: YARMOUTH, DIGBY
Click here for the offical RRFB Contest page...
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Winner |
Runner-Up |
Runner-Up |
| Primary-One |
Miss Theresa Nickerson
(Grade P/1)
Barton Consolidated
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Mlle Joelle Surette
(Grade 1)
Ecole Pubnico-Ouest
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Ms. Jennifer Biggs
(Grade 1)
Port Maitland Consolidated
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| Two-Three |
Sophie Surette
Arcadia Consolidated School
Grade 3
Mrs. Poole
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Hannah Moore
Digby Elementary
Grade 2
Mme. Celine Leclerc
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Asia Lombard
Weymouth Consolidated
Grade 3
Mr. J Veinot
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| Four-Six |
Jessie DeViller
Plymouth School
Grade 6
Ms. Kelly
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Gillian Stantan
Digby Neck Consolidated School
Grade 6
Mr. Kyte
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Jamie Thurber
Ecole Joseph-Dugas
Grade 4
Mme. Theriault
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| Seven-Nine |
Chelsea Nickerson & Brittney Pothier
Ecole secondaire de Par-en-Bas
Grade 8
Mme. Venessa
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Faith Turner-Andersen
Digby Regional High School
Grade 9
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Tristin Robbins
Drumlin Heights Consolidated School
Grade 7
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| Ten-Eleven-Twelve |
Channing Burchell
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High
School
Grade 11
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Melena Spinney
St. Mary’s Bay Academy
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| Twelve |
Courtney Welch
Islands Consolidated School
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Julia Martin
St. Mary’s Bay Academy
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