ce epee nen eben en 1m ne etre ERR RTE Het NG, Send green ideas to poster contest DON'T LET your great ideas go to waste. The Going Green on the North Shore campan is seeking your input on a colortul new project ~ 225 Things You Don't Have to Throw Away poster that will be distributed throughout this com- munity and perhaps many others. What are your most innovative ideas for keeping goods out of your garbage can? What disposable items have you shunn- ed in favor of ecological alter- natives? Send your ideas to the Going Green Poster Contest, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. Winners will receive recognition and a complimentary Going Green poster. DON’T FORGET © “Household ~ Hazardous © REUSABLE LUNCH containers are A-okay with Eco-Hero David Sheridan. Mom Liz Sheridan nominated her son as a North Shore News Eco-Hero because if it wasn’t for him, she‘d still be buying plastic wrap. Because of his commitment to the environment, he asked her to step using throw-away wrappings and takes his lunch to schoo! in non-disposables. As a result, Liz has learned to get by without plastic wrap in the kitchen, EcoUpdate «. a? a NEWS photo Cindy Goodman Neanescay. Ouluner tf ta - Norn Snore News - 47 Q: SOME of my plastic containers have the HDPE 2 symbol on the bottom of them, the same as the plastic milk jugs. Does this mean they can be put in my Biue Box? Arlt can be difficult to correctly distinguish between dit- ferent types of plastics, but if they have the identical identi- fying symbol on the bottom the chances are good that it can be recycled through the North Shore's recylcing oro- gram. To make sure, you should call International Paper Industries (IPI) at 929-3416. Q: 1 would take a cloth bag shopping with me, except [I need the plastic grocery bags to put my garbage in at home. How can | get away from using plastic bags for househoid garbage? A: Probably the only place you need a plastic garbage bag is in the kitchen, and then only if you don’t have a compost heap. Why not try separating your ‘wet’ and “dry” garbage, using a plastic bag for your wet kitchen scraps and wicker baskets for everything else — your dry garbage? That way you should be able to cut down on the number of plastic bags you need substantially. Q: What should ! do if t still haven’t received my Blue Box? A: Call IPI at 929-3416. Q: What should | do if my Blue Box isn’t picked up on my garbage day? A: Again, please call iP! and it will be picked up as soon as possible. Q: Can colored flyers be recycled along with my newspapers? A: Yes, as long as they are printed on newsprint, not glossy paper. Do you have a question about reducing, reusing or recycling on the North Shore? Call or write Peggy Trendell-Whittaker at the North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., N. Vancouver, V7M 2H4, tel: 985-2131. 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