A look inside the GEEP Edmonton e-waste recycling facility

Check out how electronic and electrical waste is recycled in Edmonton at the GEEP e-waste facility at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.

Collector Safety

Hello Master Composter/Recyclers,

Here is a new video showing tips on how to properly package household waste in the City of Edmonton to ensure that your waste collector does not get injured.

Connect & Learn --this Saturday! 1-3 p.m.

The last "Connect and Learn" event is happening this Saturday, October 2nd at the Reuse Centre on the second floor from 1 - 3 p.m. Please come out and learn something about OFR (the fruit rescue effort) and CSA (community shared agriculture).

Two master composters are also going to share how they "engaged their community" as waste reduction educators. Combine this with delicious snacks and drinks and a chance to visit with all present...and it should be a fun time!!!

Big Bin Events record 50,000th visits

On Sepember 12, 2010 Councillor Bryan Anderson was at the Millwoods Town Centre Big Bin Event to welcome and celebrate the 50,000th customer to the hugely popular community events.

"Edmontonians take great pride in our city and we don't want to see our river valley and roadways being used as places to dispose of unwanted things," he said. "Big Bin events make it easy for Edmontonians to get rid of large bulky items and are an important part of keeping our city clean."

Since the events began in 2006, they have collected over 8000 tonnes of waste, the equivalent of 600 Edmonton Transit Service buses.

Dive! into Sunday Brunch

Colin, my summer student, thought that since people are throwing away all this food, for those of us who are quite ambitious composters it would not be a bad idea to look to the dumpster for some extra compostable materials.

"I know for sure that it would be a good resource for browns and greens." he wrote, "Composters want to help the environment, and this is an easy way to do so, especially since there is personal gain."

Many MC/Rs dumpster dive for a number of reasons, and this month a team of Multifamily Educators will be poking around a bunch of unexplored territory to identify and correct inappropriate additions to residential Recycle bins. They won't be making a movie about it. Or will they...

I hope they find some good stuff - my birthday is just around the corner!