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G@ decrease the demand for
natural resources to make
new bags; and

& cut down on the amount of
garbage we make.

Get excited about the con-
tainers in your cupboard.
The best way to reduce
lunch garbage is to pack with
reusable containers. Save plas-
tic containers from the gro-
cery store or make a one-time
purchase of assorted sizes and
shapes of plastic containers.

Put muffins, carrot sticks,
sandwiches, yogurt and so on
in your reusable plastic con-
tainers. Instead of using 20 to
40 plastic sandwich bags in
the average month, one plas-
tic container can do the job.

Don’t be seduced by single
servings.

There’s no denying mod-
ern packaging is convenient.
Just stuff a single-serving
pudding cup, a. pre-packaged
ceres! bar and a disposable
juice box into a paper bay and
you’re out door.
Unfortunately, such conve-

- Heiping to develop
goed homework habits

ANOTHER school
year’ fast. approaches,
and with it, many stu-
deats have fears that
they won’t keep up.
The. ‘| Homework
Enhancement and - Learning
"Program (HELP):was estab-
lished fast year to allow stu-
dents to. receive extra tutorial |
~ help. with their homework.
“The: objective of the non-
profit: organization is to help
fradents 1 imiprove their acade-
mic skills by supporting the

schoo! curriculum with after: -

‘school’: homework help. It
provides additional ‘tutorial
time on subjects. with which ~
“students may have difficulties.
HELP jis available ‘for’ all’ >
high-school students ‘on the
North Shore. It’s an opportii

instructor, allowing pleaty of
one-on-one tutorial help.
HELP takes place at
Carson Graham secondary
schooi, 2145 Jones Ave,
North Vancouver. On
Tuesday and Thursdays from

5 to 8 p.m. The fee is S10 for .

a 3-hour session,
The goal is co encourage
students to develop a sense of

responsibility towards home-

work and improve their orga-
nizational abilities end home

study skills
To achicve these goals and
ensure the service remains
affordabie fer all families, vol-
unteers and funding are
esser.tial ingredients. To date,
Van City and Staples have
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nience comes at an environ-
mental price. Seme experts
say thar 33% of the garbage
going io our landfills and
incinerators is packaging —
packaging waste that can be
all but eliminated.

If every elementary stu-
dent on the North Shore
took a disposable single-use
food or drink container to
school with their lunches,
more than 2,200,000 con-
tainers per school year, would
be thrown out.

Avoid single serving items
and prepackaged snacks. They
offer a lot of packaging wich

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nota fot of product. Divide a
larger batch of snacks or 3
large container of yogurt into
your own single servings.
Youll reduce garbage and
save money,

Buy larger sizes or concen-
trated forms of beverages and
dispense them into your own
refillable thermos, glass bortle
or plastic drink container.

When you choose recy-

‘clable beverage containers

such as aluminum, glass or
plastic be sure to return them
for the refund of your
deposit. Recycle any other
acceptable containers in your

Celebrating
20 years
of inspiring
for life

local recycling program.

Share your peclings.

Wondering what to do
with apple cores or orange
peels? Compost them! Take
your fruit and vegetable
scraps home to your backyard
compost bin or consider set-
ting up a worm composting
bin at work or school, Visit
the West Vancouver Compost
Demonstration Garden (984-
9730) or the Park & Tilford
Gardens (984-9730) to sce
composting, at work.

Call the Compost Hotline
at 736-2250 to learn how you

le servings waste nackagine bily bulk ane share

can start with your own bin.

Packing a litterless lunch is
a simple act that pays divi-
dends to the environment day
after day. By reducing
lunchtime packing you
demonstrate a commitment
to the environment, our chil-
dren and future generations.
So dust off that old Super
Hero lunch kit and join the
trend.

For more simple ways to
reduce and reuse packaging
call 437-GVRD (437-4873)
and request your free copy of
Hot Recycling Hints.

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