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‘than 35% ‘of
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materials: has. _ Production costs.

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- ; climbed. “from 412 pounds
‘Canada’s residential waste is _ per person in 1958 to 590
made: up of packaging ° pounds per person in 1971.
-materials.. And it’s growing Canadian.

figures
year by year!

Less packaging means less t
‘consumption of, garbage. [t also means lower
Packaging).

manufacturers . spent
billion * on materials,
machinery and‘ services to
‘package manufactured
goods worth about $55
billion. “-

‘And more than. ‘00% of

[that packaging ended. ‘up in
somebody’s

garbage can
within the year.’ That works
out to a packaging in-.

man, woman and child in
Canada. each year — not
including-the cost of waste
-collection and disposal.

little
Some

can be
that

There
argument

packaging serves a useful,

mecessary function in

. .transporting and protecting
products.

a

But much of today’s
packaging works to new
objectives: encouraging self-

“ service’ merchandising and

attracting

the shopper's
attention.

What can you do to cut
down on packaging waste?
Avoid some ‘products en-
tirely. Buy in bulk. Grow
your own food. Make some
of your own prepared foods.
Shop at farmer’s markets.

__-Some types of containers
deserve a close look:

SOFT DRINK AND
BEER CONTAINERS

The non-returnable soft
drink bottle is a perfect
example of needless,
wasteful packaging. The
returnable, refillable bottle
is’ a much-prefered alter-
native.

As of March,
legislation has been passed in
three Canadian provinces
which shows that govern-
ments recognize this waste:

In! -1976 Canadian.
$2.3

vesfment of about $100 per.

1976;-

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troduced a mandatory
deposit on all containers
and has banned pull-top
cans.
° Alberta has also in-
troduced a mandatory
deposit system,
Saskatchewan has banned
the sale of non-refillables
throughout most of the
Province.

Advantages of refillable

bottles: A recent Ontario .

Government task force
report: found that 10-ounce
refillable bottles used just
ten times each:

© use. significantly less
energy than. non-refillable
bottles .

© produce less ‘solid wase
than non-refillables.

e will actually bring about a
net increase in em-
ployment of 645 jobs
becayse the refillable
system is more labour
intensive.

rr

© could save the people of |

Ontario an estimated $7.7
million a year through lower

costs of -production of -

refillables and lower solid
‘waste management costs.

If the bottles were used,
more than 10 times — the
Ontario average was 12
times in 1972 — the en-
vironmental saving would be
even greater.

Similarly,. if non-
returnable cans were
replaced by _ refillable
bottles, there would be
savings of energy, solid
waste and dollars. |

In each case it’s obvious
that the refillable glass bottle
is a clear winner. The ad-
vantages of the refillable
beer bottle are even greater

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because they are used many
more times — an average of
24 trips. Waste is cut! Costs
are cut!

The standardized beer
bottle encoiirages this high
rate of return and should be
an example for other food
and beverage manufac-
turers.

Start your war on garbage

by buying all your soft drinks —

and beer in returnable,
refillable bottles!

SHAKING IT UP: at the Cave recently, is Shelly Spak,
in scalloped lounging pajamas, as part of the fashion
presentation ‘Prism’ produced by the students of the
Capilano College Retail Fashion program. (Elisworth

. fug. The winner!

Various types of milk
containers are now in use
across Canada — _ glass
bottles, plastic jugs, plastic
pouches, plastic-coated
paper cartons.

© Plastic 3-quart returnable
These
jugs are each used about
200 times and are the most
efficient in terms of energy

. consumed and waste
generated.
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NORTH VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary
Schools

Registration of Kindergarten
and
Grade One Beginners

Parents .of pupils entering Kindergarten and Grade

One in Se
altending

er 1979, and who are not registered or
orth Vancouver Elementary Schools now,

are requested to register pupils April 23rd to May 4th.

To enter Kindergarten, children must be five years of

age by December 3st,

1979, and for grade One,

children must be six years of age by December 3st,

1979,

Contact: your nearest North Vancouver Elementary
School for a registration form.

For the French Immersion Kindergarten and Grade

One programmes, registration is at

Road Schools anty.

leveland and Ross