In This Issue

• Reduce Your 'Waste' Line
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Tackling Waste in Calgary
• Our EcoStore
• Littering in the city
• Clean Calgary Association Events

Clean Calgary  Association
2006 Annual General Meeting
Thursday, April 13 ^th
Doors Open at 6.30pm, Meeting from 7.00pm to 9.30pm.

Please join us on April 13^th for the Clean Calgary Association Annual General Meeting taking place at the Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby .   As part of the program, Mr. Mike Robinson, author, Glenbow Museum President, and Director of the David Suzuki Foundation will speak about the difference that individuals can make.

Whether you are a Clean Calgary member and /or a volunteer or you are thinking about getting involved and would like to know more about our organization and our programs, we hope that you will join us for a wonderful evening.  Members have voting privileges and will be selecting our new Board of Directors at the April 13^th meeting.

Registration for this event is required.  Please RSVP to Kathleen at 230-1443 x225 by April 7^th.

Put Stuff Reduction on the Agenda for 2006!

Even if you are not thinking about reducing your waistline in 2006 – why not consider reducing your ‘waste’ line.

We are all familiar with the three “R”’s of environmentally responsible action – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

Reduce is the easiest to understand, but often the hardest one to accomplish. In our oversupplied society, retail complexes at every major intersection tempt us with their siren call. Reducing landfill burden is not the only environmental savings we reap when we fill fewer trash bags. Everything we buy, from a new car to our daily bread is created and shipped to us through the well-oiled machinery of industry. Resources are used, and energy is consumed at every step.  Read more.

Volunteer Opportunities with Clean Calgary Association

Volunteers are the foundation of all non-profit organizations and Clean Calgary Association is no different. Our Volunteer Coordinator, Kathleen, is looking for volunteers right now. Click here to see our latest volunteer opportunities and how you can get involved.

Tackling the Whole Waste Problem in the City of Calgary

With so much buzz around residential curbside recycling over the past several months, you’d think that once we sorted this out, waste issues would be a thing of the past.  Unfortunately the situation is quite the contrary!  In fact, residential waste makes up roughly 33% of total waste, with the remainder generated by the construction and demolition (C & D) sector and what we call the ICI sector – that is – industrial, commercial and institutional.  The latter 67% of waste generated in the city of Calgary has not been a major focus of the mainstream media and as a consequence, much of the general public seems unaware of this reality. To read this article further click here

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 Littering in the city

It’s wrong to litter. We learn this when we are very young.  These days, few people feel comfortable jettisoning an empty pop can from a car window or dropping a potato chip bag on the sidewalk, at least in front of other pedestrians.  It wasn’t always the case. At one time enterprising kids could scour alleys and ditches for returnable bottles and collect sticky Popsicle wrappings to accumulate points for that elusive giveaway prize. That’s just not done any more.

Yet, litter seems to blow everywhere.  Empty paper cups roll across parking lots, and chip bags crowd against windblown fences. If we all know better, where is this litter coming from? Click here to find out more.

Upcoming Events

Spring Break Water Workshop
Monday, March 27  1pm - 2pm
Clean Calgary Association
Boys & Girls ages 7, 8, and 9 years old (Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend the presentation too!)
Water For Life Workshop is a fun, interactive workshop about the importance of water for both living & non-living things, water quantity issues, water quality issues, and how to conserve this essential resource.
Please call Renée at 230-1443, extension 222, Wednesday to Saturday, to reserve a space.
Cost is free!

Clean Calgary  Association
2006 Annual General Meeting
Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby
April 13th  6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Keynote Speaker:  Mike Robinson, author, Glenbow Museum President, and David Suzuki Foundation Director
“Individuals and the Difference They Make”
Clean Calgary volunteers and potential volunteers are very welcome to attend.
Registration for this event is required.  Please contact Kathleen at 230-1443 x225.

Earth Day Movie Marathon
Clean Calgary Association EcoStore
April 22  10:30 am – 3:30 pm
Cost is free but bring your own popcorn.
For a full description of the movies and times they are playing, click here .

Clean Calgary Association at the Garden Show
April 21 – 23   Round Up Centre
We will have a display at this event. Drop by and say hello.

Clean Calgary Association's Annual Rain Barrel Sale
9am - 11am, Saturday, April 29th
Due to popular demand, Clean Calgary Association has added a third location for the sale!
You will find us at the Brentwood LRT station, Anderson LRT station and the Calgary Co-op at 4940 Richmond Road SW.
Rain barrels are 45 gallon food grade plastic barrels, fitted with two spigots, tap included and a hole for a downspout.
Cost is $60 including tax. Cash or cheque only please.

Click our events page to see what else Clean Calgary Association is doing in Calgary!

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