12 - Friday, February 9, 1990 - North Shore News RECYCLING AND ‘GREEN’ PRODUCTS Buy smart, but don’t lose track of the 3 Rs Welcome to Ecoinfo, a forum for readers who are interested in learn- ing how to live a more environmentally-sound fifestvle. Read down-to- earth information on how you can help save the planet, and write in to share your tips with others, Notices of environmental events and success Stories will also be printed as space permits. See the bottom of the col- umn for information on submitting material to Ecolnto. THE GROWING demand for environmentally-friendly products is a vital catalyst for change; consumers who have been clamoring for safer alternatives to earth-damaging products are beginning to see their efforts rewarded with great for taking soups, salads, sandwiches or veggies to work or school (no plastic wrap or waxed paper needed!),and can store felt- overs in the tridge or the freezer. ® Reduce the number of gadgets you buy. Do you really need an electric toothbrush or can opener? They use up valuable resources in their use and in their production. ¢ Reduce the amount of packaging Committee on Wednesday. The funds resulted from the trade sales of Carmanah: Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest, a book that reached number one on the B.C. Bestsellers List. What are some of the ways you are helping to keep the planet green? Send us your favorite environment tips so we can publish them in up- coming columns. If there are specific environmental issues you would like to see covered in Ecolnfo, or upcoming en- vironment-related events you would like publicised, please write and let us know and we will pubiish your requests as space allows. Write to Ecatnfo, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4, new, more acceptable articles on store shelves. But in our desire to purchase products that are as ‘‘green”’ as possible, we sometimes lose track of the most important of the three R's of the environmental move- ment: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Reducing is the best way to kesp pollution and waste to a minimum, so it’s important to learn to limit consumption of unnecessary goods. The following are some tips that will help you reduce the flow of materials coming in to your home or office. Good luck! ® Reduce the constant fiow of junk mail that comes into your home — and goes into your garbage. Jean Wallace of the Advertising Stand- ards Council suggests writing the following organizations to ask that your name and address be taken off direct marketing lists: Direct Sellers Association 4950 Young Street Room 1400 North York, Ont. M2N 6K1 Canadian Direct Marketing Association 607-1 Concord Gate Don Mills, Ont. M3C 3N6 « Reduce your consumption of plastic and paper bags. Each week, Canadians are said to bring home 55 million plastic bags from grocery stores. You can help stop this trend by refusing to bring any more bags home with you — reuse your old. plastic bags instead, or buy or make a permanent canvas shopping bag. Bag your produce in the thin cotton bags that are on sale at stores such as Super Valu in Park _ GRAND | RE-OPENING ~ (after remodelling to serve you better) SAT. & SUN. 10” = {1 FEB. off all tems We treat you right Eco Info Peggy Trendell-Whittaker SE Royal or Capers in Dundarave. These little bags are perfect for br- inging home your vegetables or dried goods from the bulk food section, Leave your shopping bags in the car, or carry one in your purse, so youll have them handy for unplanned trips to the store. e Share a magazine subscription with a friend or two, rather than buying the same read-once and throw-away monthly issues. © Ruduce the number of disposable items you buy, such as paper toweiling, plastic wrap, paper dishes or polystyrene cups. if you leave them handy, it’s easy to end up using them, so just leave them at the store and you'll be surprised how easy it is to find alternatives. Invest in a set of various-sized pyrex storage containers. They’re Queen 4 (excluding coupons) Free Balloons for iddies Now accepting applications for Full & Part Time positions Enter to win trips to San Diego Zoo by listening to LG73. Lynn Valley ng 8 5. 6 8 1 9 | that you buy along with your pur- chases. Buy your eggs in bulk (Save-On-Foods) with your reused cartons. Buy nails or small hard- ware supplies in bulk at a hard- ware store instead of in plastic packages at the grocery store. There are many ways to reduce your packaging consumption -— stay tuned to upcoming columns to read about more of them. Let’s Sell REAL ESTATE EVENTS You can learn about home and garden toxins, selective shopping and recycling from Carol Journeay and Leslie Fenn-Christian of the Worldwide Home Environmen- talists’ Network (WHEN). On Feb. 13 at 12 noon they will be speaking at the North Vancouver YMCA, 440 Hendry Ave. Admission: by donation to WHEN. Info: Jennifer McMahon, 986-0388. SUCCESS STORIES a, Harley McDougall List with me — be WORRYFREE ! “Serving the whole North Shore’’ Home Office 926-1952 ate MONTREAL TRUST 930-5366 “IT make my conumissions the ald fashioned way, 1 earn them." The North Shore's Mark Stan- ton, president of Raincoast Books, turned over a $90,000 cheque to the Western Canadian Wilderness you nt (Anda side of beef.) We are stretching it a bit. It’s not a side of beef. It's actually a steak on the side. Tender and juicy mere’ and broiled to order. The perfect ait complement to all the crispy, golden shrimp you can eat. And though that may sound too good to be true, it’s no exaggeration. And if that's not enough, you also get your choice of baked potato or rice. So bring your family and friends along with your Steak & All-You-Can-Eat appetite. Because this is one All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp Shrimp $ 9 § o 9 Sizzler offer with a lot of meat to it. A fresh experience. Licensed Hurry—Offer ends Feb. ty, Westview Shopping Centre Upper Levels Highway ar Westview Drive, North Open Lam Daily 1990 Vancouver © 1987 Suzner Restautarts international. ic