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In.the can - South Huron District High School has started a collection program for recyclable soft drink
cans. The collection container is filled in the school cafeteria before it makes its way to the Bluewater
Recycling Association. Representatives from the grade 12 Environmental Science class are Dean Pfaff,
Al Blommaert, and Cindy Dixon.
High school offers
recycling week program
This article was submitted by the
South Huron District High School
Environmental Science class.
EXETER - Recycling week runs
November 20-26 across Ontario,
and this community South Huron
District High School is offering its'
assistance to those in this commu-
nity who want to know more about
what Exeter can do now., and in
the future, to save the environ-
ment.
Most Ontario communities al-
ready have on-going recycling
programs and they are using Recy-
cling Week as a chance to remind
their citizens of their responsibili-
ties.
That, by the way, is why we re-
cycle in the first place. Forget this
business of saving landfill sites.
Residential recycling efforts have
not had much impact on landfill
site life extension. We need to re-
cycle because we can't afford to
continually remove resources from
our environment.
Exeter is not presently recycling,
but thanks to the tireless efforts of
councillor Morley Hall and the
careful scrutiny and deliberation
of the rest of town council, a pro-
gram will begin March 1, 1990.
Those of you who have been pa-
tiently waiting for this can now re-
lax and await this addition to our
waste management program.
Those of you who don't know
what it is all about can prepare
yourselves for the onslaught of the
blue boxes and the Bluewater Re-
cycling Association
Recycling Week" is, however,
here now and we don't have a pro-
gram to support. So what can we
do?
Why wait? There are lots of
things that can be started now that
are environmentally friendly.
Many people in this area already
have compost piles in their yards.
Biodegradable waste represents'up
to 40 percent of your garbage. If
you put it into a compost pile for
use in your garden, you can make
your garbage bags 40 percent light-
er to carry to the street.
Packaging of things we buy at
clothing, hardware, pharmacy and
food stores represents another 50
percent of all waste from homes
and businesses. If we buy Less gar-
bage as packaging, then we will
throw away less. A great many
products are needlessly wrapped in
another plastic bag or put in an-
other box. Not only do you pay for
extra packaging, it is often only
there to make you believe a product
is fresher or more attractive. Don't
be fooled. Refuse to buy refuse!
When shopping, especially at
convenience stores, if you can carry
your purchases without a bag,
please do so. Otherwise it's just an-
other bag you have to store or
throw away.
As part of Recycling Week, the
Environmental Science classes at
SHDHS are offering a free service
to all local residents (that's you). If
you require more information about
any of these or any other facets of
environmental concern, just write
to them at the following address
and they'll send you everything you
need to know, or they may even de-
liver.
SHDHS Recycling Information
Service
c/o Environmental Science Depart-
ment,
Rooms 98 and 104
South Huron D.H.S.
92 Gidley Street
Exeter, ON
NOM 1 SI
In keeping with the independent
and innovative nature of education-
al institutes, the local high school
has stepped ahead of the rest of the
community and initiated its own
recycling program. Fine paper and
beverage cans are being collected
in tremendous volumes by students
and staff. The Bluewater Recy-
cling Association has provided the
containers for the cans. Could
your business also run its own pro-
gram, even on a small scale?
Write to the address above and
they'll help you get started. ,
• Another feature of Recycling
Week has been made available
with the cooperation of Francis
Veilleux, recycling coordinator for
the Bluewater Association. They
operate their processing centre at
the old airport in Grand. Bend.
Veilleux has agreed to personally
guide you through the processing
plant on Wednesday November 22
at 7:30 p.m. If you require more
information about the tour, call the
town office at 235-0310.
Although Exeter has just entered
a recycling program we are still
years behind most Ontario munici-
palities. We must all try to keep
up. Environmental concern is nei-
ther trendy nor frivolous. It is in
your own best interest, and that of
your children, to make your own
environmental impact a positive
one.
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mist Ted Lane (left) presented the $700 awards to UWO students
Janet Koricina and Chloe Guthrie, and to CCAT student Lynda Rop-
chan. At right is Optimist Ron Leyes.
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such event, with 160 tables filled with Christmas gift ideas. The event is one of the major fundraisers
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