Monthly Archives: May 2009

Day 335: Conferencing and Farming

Wahoo!  We made it through our presentation at the RCBC conference!  (and I didn’t throw up.) I’m actually starting to think I’m passed the puking-before-public speaking stage of my life. Anyway, after much frantic rehearsing on the 2 hour car … Continue reading

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Day 334: Serious Thoughts About Residuals

This week we interviewed City Councilor Marvin Hunt for our documentary.  He sits on council in Surrey, but is also Chair of the Metro Vancouver Waste Management Committee. The idea was that we could get a regional perspective on this … Continue reading

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Day 331: Waste Watch Wednesday-Garbage Warrior

I watched this film quite awhile ago, but I think of it often.  Michael Reynolds is architect who creates homes out of reused tires and plastic bottles.  These amazing “earth ships” in the desert are completely off the grid, require … Continue reading

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Day 329: Farmers Markets, Saltspring, and General Busyness

I have been neglecting the Clean Bin Blog the past couple weeks, but lots of exciting things have been happening. I met two inspiring entrepreneurs -one who helps you cut down on packaging waste, and one who reuses wasted packaging … Continue reading

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Day 324: Waste Watch Wednesday-Landfill Blues

I was at a meeting yesterday when someone mentioned a song that their municipality had used to educate kids about recycling.  Ever excited about finding a new song (and video) about waste, I looked it up. J.P.Taylor actually has a … Continue reading

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Day 321: Clean Bin Meets the Green Team

While at EPIC, Rhyannon and I met a couple ladies from the Green Team, a volunteer initiative sponsored by Metrotown (a shopping mall) and the Vancouver Sun. They were at the Metro Vancouver talk about zero waste and recycling, so … Continue reading

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