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Municipal Proclamations
Proclaim October 18-24, 2010 Waste Reduction Week! Contact wrw@recycle.ab.ca for further information. The following Alberta municipalities have proclaimed Waste Reduction Week:
- Municipality of Jasper
- Rocky View County
- Town of Sundre
Triple StaRs Grade 4 Waste Reduction Challenge
The 2010 Triple StaRs Waste Reduction Challenge was another great success. Check out the report (PDF 264 Kb) that outlines and summarizes the program's results.
Congratulations to the winning Grade 4 classrooms at Father James Whelihan School in Calgary, Big Rock School in Okotoks, St. Edmund School in Edmonton, Colonel Walker School in Calgary, and Milligrove School in Spruce Grove.
Waste Reduction Week in Canada
Find more information at Waste Reduction Week across Canada and download resource kits and posters.
Ease My Load Campaign - for All Canadians
Have you met Waste Reduction Week in Canada’s mascot, Atlas? 
You know, the guy that carries the world on his shoulders. For thousands of years, Atlas has been happy to shoulder the burdens of the earth, but the amount of waste we produce makes his job even harder. Waste Reduction Week in Canada and the national 2010 sponsor, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association want to help Atlas, and you can too. Join the Ease My Load campaign! It’s easy. From October 1 to November 15, 2010, Canadians are asked to show how they are easing Atlas’ load. Download the cut-out of Atlas (PDF, 359.83 Kb), and include him in your 3Rs activities. Make a short video or a digital picture, and upload it to the national website. Your videos and pictures will be shared with Canada and world. Join the Ease My Load Campaign at www.wrwcanada.com/ease_my_load.
Recycle My Cell Challenge - for High Schools and Post-secondary Institutions 
The Recycle My Cell national cell phone recycling program (www.RecycleMyCell.ca), run by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association wants to help ease Atlas’ load (see the national campaign above) by making sure that all our old and out-of-use cellphones, smartphones, PDAs, pagers and their batteries are properly recycled. From October 18 to November 30, 2010, students from 70 schools from six provinces participated in the Recycle My Cell Challenge and collected almost 4,000 wireless devices, as well as close to 200 kilograms of batteries and other wireless accessories. The school in each province that collected the most cell phones, based on student population, received a cash donation to support the school’s green initiatives, as well as a new smartphone that the Principal will award to a student who has shown outstanding leadership in environmental protection. To find out more, visit www.wrwcanada.com/recycle_my_cell.
Congratulations to Thorhild Central School in Thorhild, Alberta, for being one of the winning schools!
Promote Waste Reduction Week in your community, office or school!
You can use our promotional graphics to add colour to your posters, advertisements, emails and publications. Right-click the link below to download the graphic.
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The 2010 Waste Reduction Week in Alberta was generously supported by
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For more information on the Recycling Council of Alberta's involvement in Waste Reduction Week email wrw@recycle.ab.ca.
Go back to our current Waste Reduction Week page.
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