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| January 2012’s Business of the Month Award |
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Congratulations to Walmart in Yarmouth for winning Waste Check’s Business of the Month for January 2012. Yarmouth Walmart has gone above and beyond the requirements for waste separation and diversion. They have implemented a My Sustainability Plan to help guide and motivate them towards an environmentally–oriented goal of becoming an eco–friendly business. Walmart does their best to reduce the amount of waste they send to landfills. Unsold, but useable products are sent to the Salvation Army; pet foods go to the SPCA; all HHW materials, appliances and electronics are collected and sent for proper disposal every 4 months. All plastics, metals, glass, and paper materials are collected, compacted, baled and sent for recycling 2 to 3 times a week. The amount of garbage they dispose of has drastically decreased to one third of their previous amounts, with their increased efforts in recycling. Thank you Walmart, for all your hard work and dedication to reducing waste and making a difference!
Visit their site now...
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Want to become a recipient of Waste Check’s Business of the Month Award? To find out what you can do to help reduce your business’s waste and become a leader in recycling practices, please contact Waste Check toll free at 1–800–569–0039 |
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| Waste Check Club 300 |
The Waste Check Club 300 recognizes groups, organizations, or individuals that are doing their part in helping us get to that 300 kg per person per year by 2013 goal! Aside from great Waste Management Practices, inductees are doing a little something extra that is also making a difference. From excellent waste management practices to spreading waste reduction awareness, 300 Club Members deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded for their efforts. We hope that their dedication and determination will help inspire other Region 7 residents to take part in additional waste reduction activities as well!
All Waste Check Club 300 Members are leaders themselves. What they do for their community–and in turn, our Region and our Province–is helping to spread awareness of the importance of waste reduction. We hope that others will follow the example of the Club 300 Members, and do something more than just participate in the waste separation programs. Take pride in your Region, and your Province! We have come so far in the field of Solid Waste Management, but there is always room for improvement! A little effort can go a long way, and your help will make a difference!
All Members will be awarded with a certification of recognition from Waste Check, as a Thank You for all their hard work. We also feel that it is important to inform the Region of their successes, so advertisements will be placed in local newspapers and on radio stations. We want everyone to recognize what these groups/organizations/individuals are doing to help out! Their passion and diligence will not go unnoticed, and we hope that everyone living in Nova Scotia will be as Thankful for their efforts as we are! Step-by-step we are making a difference and with a little extra help we can all enjoy the healthiest and cleanest environment in all of Canada, and perhaps the World!
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Click here for a copy of the Club 300 Nomination form...
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| Did You Know... |
Did you know that all fluorescent light bulbs contain harmful mercury which complicates how they can disposed of? Because mercury is poisonous, even small amounts are a concern for landfills and waste incinerators where the mercury from lamps may be released and contribute to air and water pollution. Fortunately, Region 7 residents have the opportunity to dispose of fluorescent bulbs safely. Our region has 2 "bulb eater" machines that crush the bulbs and effectively trap and filter the mercury and other dangerous chemicals.
If you are looking to dispose of any fluorescent bulbs, please bring them to one of the following locations:
Yarmouth Solid Waste Park
1934 Hardscratch Road
742-5852
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Clare Transfer Station
919 Bonnie Road, Meteghan
645-2993
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| 2010–2011 Annual Report |
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Click here to read
Waste Check’s
Annual Report for
2010–2011.
Find out what
Waste Check has
done in your
community!
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Nova Scotia Recycles Contest Early Bird Winner — Ècole Secondaire de Par–en–Bas
Madame Gisèle d’Eon and her Grade 9 Class
Recyclons en Nouvelle–Ècosse le concours — gagnants pour la participation hâtive — Ècole Secondaire de Par–en–Bas — Madame Gisèle d’Eon et sa classe de 9e annèe
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| WINNER! |
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Congratulations to Don Hattie of Digby! He is the winner of the Waste Reduction Week ENVIRO-DEPOT™ Contest winner for Region 7. He has won a Norco Plateau Mountain Bike valued at $435.00.
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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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