Here are we all - the "Recyclers"- at the Winter Camp '99
[Skip's Note: Two of our Troop recently completed all of their requirements for the Recycling challenge award. Here, in their own words, is an overview of what they chose to do and where they found the resources. We hope that some of you will find this an aid in your own approach to this award.]
From: Bronson and Adrian
To: Skip
Subject: Recycling Badge
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 10:15 AM
For our recycling badge we did the following:
1) We visited the National Film Board Web Site at www.nfb.ca
2) At the site we searched for movies on the environment and recycling. We found a few and took note of their numbers and titles.
3) We called the NFB (phone # 514-496-6887, Listed in the blue pages for the Government of Canada) and found out that we could rent movies if we had a membership card and you need a drivers license to get a card.
4) We went to the NFB Video Club at 1564 St. Denis in Montreal. Several of the movies we had picked were not available in Montreal and some were available to be viewed only at the NFB. They have several computers to search for information, and viewing screens, and special programs available at their office.
5) Movies cost $3.00 each for the first night and $1.00 for each additional night if you let them know in advance. If you return a movie late, it is $3.00 extra each night.
6) Their hours are from Tuesday to Sunday from noon until 9:00 PM. There is a mail slot to return movies when they are closed.
7) We looked up additional information for our presentation on the Internet at www.compost.org for info on composting.
8) For Aluminum recycling we went to www.alcan.com
9) We also went to www.recycle.net but a lot of the information there is complicated and meant for people in the recycling business.
10) Other sites visited were www.cfis.com.au/recycling.html (about steel can recycling) www.glassworks.org/glassworks.html and the Recycling Council of Ontario at www.rco.on.ca
All of this provided us with plenty of information for a recycling discussion and presentation to our troop.
For part 3 of the badge we helped organize and run a waste reduction and recycling program for our cub and scout winter camp.
For this we:
1) tried to buy groceries with little or no packaging (bulk foods were good) and we made sure the packaging was recyclable.
2) At the camp we removed the regular garbage cans and had one can for recyclables, one can for compostables, and one can for non-recyclables.
3) At the end of the weekend camp of about 30 people we had almost no garbage that was not recycled or composted. The garbage we had that had to be dumped with regular trash filled less than a quarter of a paper shopping bag.
Adrian & Bronson
Here are we all - the "Recyclers"- at the Winter Camp '99
Last updated: 27 March, 1999
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