pat 10 - Friday, April 6, 1990 - North Shore News NEWS photo Miko Wakefield ICBC IS just one of many companies that have started up office paper recycting programs. Gerry Wiebe, ptant manager of Paperboard Industries Corp., (left) collects the first box of paper from ICBC president and CEO Tom Holmes. Read Ecolnfo for information on how you can cut down on wasted paper in your home or office. Recycle paper and save the forests MANY OF us find it devastating to witness the shorn tracts of land left in the wake of clear-cut logg- ing, but often we are the same people who go through paper towels and writing paper like there is no tomor- row. And if we keep it up, there might well not be. As with every other issue in the green revolution, it’s individuals who can make a difference when it comes to the harvesting of trees and the pollution caused by pulp and paper mills. If we lessen the demand, they'll lessen the output. Currently in the developed world, an average person con- sumes, directly and indirectly, more than 120 kg of paper per year. Approximately 40 per cent of our landfills consist of paper pro- ducts. Here are a few ways we can reduce, re-use or recycle the paper that’s flowing through our home or office. , ACTION TIPS CAN REDUCE PAPER COMSUMPTION © Follow the example of a number of companies, including the North Shore News, and set up a paper recycling system in your office. It’s not difficult — some recycl- ing companies will not only pro- vide you with containers and pick them up when they're full, they'll even pay you for the privilege. Often, not much sorting is in- volved — the only types of paper that can’t be thrown in the bins are glossy, carbon, food wrappers and newsprint. On the other hand, if you want to maximize your reve- nue potential, you can sort the paper into categories of white, computer and colored. Here are two numbers to call if you're interested in setting up a program: Paperboard Industries (875-1635) or Golden West Deocu- ment Shredding (325-4234). Remember, every ton of recycled paper saves 19 trees. * Individuals can take their mixed paper (including glossy and cereal box-type cardboard) to the Bur- nahy depot on Stride Avenue, halfway between Marine Drive and 1%h Street from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every day (294-7210) or the Vancouver City Depot in the 300 block S.W. Kent Ave. 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. lf you separate out the glossy paper, you can take your stash into Paperboard Industries at 85 W. Ist St. in Vancouver (875-1635) and they'll pay for it. Scales are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Eico Info Peggy Trendell-Whittaker Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday. ot a to 2 p.m. on LYNN VALLEY LEGION BR. 114 | 1630 LYNN VALLEY RD., N.VAN APRIL 8th CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF VETERAN & DEPENDANT SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 1930-1990 Legion members and guests are invited to attend our OPEN HOUSE, APRIL 7th & 8th Noon to midnite Thru the Weekend enjoy music, meat draw, bingo, and a pictorial display of Branch 114 — 60 years in review — ® Buy recycled paper products —- toilet paper, packaging, etc. — whenever possible. Paper made from recycled fibre uses about 40 per cent less energy to make. The best source I’ve found for recycled office stationery is Avalon Stationery, 2033 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver (731-1535). They carry . writing pads, computer paper, file folders, and an assortment of writ- ing and photocopy paper. ©Don’t buy paper towels or napkins. Cloth rags and napkins are much nicer. Use your old newspaper to polish your windows. And forget about waxed paper — it’s not only a vse-once-and-toss- away waste of paper, it is also non-recyclable. ® Re-use envelopes. Address them in pencil, so the address can be erased, or put a label over the old writing. See Cut Page 11 GST protest comes to the North Shore A PROTEST campaign against the federal government’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) wil! be held Saturday at polling stations throughout the Lower Mainland, including seven on the North Shore. Polling stations to distribute the protest bailots will be set up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lonsdale Quay, the Park Royal Shopping Centre, the Capilano Mall, Lynn Valley Centre, the Westview Shopping Centre, Save-On-Foods and the West Second Street liquor store in North Vancouver. The protest is part of a nation- “Are you a North Shore Credit Union member? You're invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. You can ask auestions, suggest ideas. Meet your Directors and staff. Learn about the new Five Year Strategic Plan and how it will affect you. You can even win one of three Early Bird Prizes if you RSVP before April 13. Come into your branch to RSVP and I'll see you at a meeting, Tuesday, April 24, 6:30pm, at the Whistler Conference Centre or Wednesday, April 25, 6:30pm at the North Shore Winter Club, 1325 East Keith Road.” wide campaign. Results from Saturday's balloting will be phoned into the B.C. Federation of Labor offices and then relayed to the Campaign for Fair Taxes headquarters in Ot- tawa The nation-wide results will be released on Monday. *“‘The Mulroney government is trying to say there is no grass-roots opposition to the GST,” said Peter Norris, community organizer for the Campaign For Fair Taxes. “But that’s wrong. Every day more groups and individuals are getting involved.””