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RevUp for Residential is makingan effortit canseemlikean in- it away'ishuge.Make a spaceunder the
sinkfor a srnallcardboardbox
Recyding those things that can be
to throwin
recycled;
f-f-lh. city of Calgary introduces its
8 Placerecyclingcontainersin incon-
I lottg awaited curb side recycling spicuous locationsaround the houseso
I schemein fanuarYof 2009' We ageeachother;
that there is alwayssomewherehandy to
know we might seema little premature 3 Ifyou're unsurewhat canbe recycled,
throw those iternsthat can be recycied,
seeingas it's only August 2008but actu- the city has a web pagewhich
outlines includingthe office;
allytimeis goingtoflyby,whatwithback what they wiil take, print off
a copy and 9 Rewardyourselffor doing a goodjob.
to school, thanksgiving and Christmas keepit on your fridge asa good
remlnder Once the novelty of rewarding yourself
to get through. Sowtry not takethe time to do your bit;
scheme is wears offhopefullythe habit of recycling
now to think about how this 4 Organizeyour pantry to make room
going to affect your household, and as will have been formed;
for 1'our recl'cling boxes, if this seems l0 I(eepgoing,it canseemlike a
Enviionmentally-awareCalgarians,hon' like a daunt-
bit too much trouble keep a small ing task at first, it takesus out of our corn-
you aregoingto embraceit' containeron the counterto pul all your
' fort zone and it means addingyet arrother
For t6osebf us who currently recycle,
recycling in and then sort it when the thing to think of in our busy lives, but
this schemecolnesas a welcome move
many container gets full; keep a positive attitude and really make
on the part of the city, but for the
an op- 5 Purchase a second garbage can and the effort to do it weeldy.*
who still dorlt recycleit provides
place it right next to your existing can.
portunity to jump on the environmental Subnilttedby SarnhFranklin. Sarah is with Some-
Anlthing recyclablegoesinto the second body fl5t't TimeLtd, nho can organizeyour house
irain and,when it'sbeingpickedup in the
canand garbagegoesin the first; to make it morc rccS,cling-fyiendly
sameplaceasyour garbage,you'vet'eally in thnefor the
start of tlte schente.w w tr,.somebodyelsestime.
old 6 Get the kids involved, use a Disney/ com
run out ofexcusesnot to recycle'But or 403-475-0875.
habitsdie hard, and so herearea few tips Spiderman etc themed tote for them io
to makerecyclingabsolutelyfoolproof, usein the playroomforjuice boxes,used
I Start getting ready now, youve got 4 coloringsheetsand plasticcontainers,
months to introduce recyclingslowly so 7 Dont neglectthe bathroorn,we cre-
it isnt an overwhelmingtask.It will mean ate an awful lot of recyclablegarbagein
this area,and being so far frod the rYecy-
clingcentrethe temptationto jLrstthuik

it will actuallygeteasier;
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