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20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 11, 1990 Annual Recycling Week, a success by Janet Banting Ontario's sixth annual Recycl- ing Week took place from November 19-25, and given the number of Scugog Township residents who took part, our local program ws pretty successful. At the two supermarket tours conducted by the Recycling Week committee, participants were en- couraged to buy produce "loose" (i.e. with little or no packaging) as much as possible, and to reject items that are overpackaged. It was pointed out that it is usually more economical to buy foods in larger quantities, as well as less wasteful in terms of what winds up in the garbage. People were advised to buy foods in glass or tin containers, which can later be recycled, rather than in plastics that will land in the trash. Bulk buying was encouraged. An information session held at the library was used to inform people of ways in which garbage can be reduced at home, and also of the household hazardous wastes we can learn to dispose of responsibly with the new Toxic Taxi program, and even to avoid using in the first place by using alternates instead. Two local youth groups invited guest speakers, who showed a video called "A Garbage Tale" and discussed the importance of practicing the 3 R's. It was learned that members of many youth and adult communi- ty groups are no longer using disposable cups and dishes at meetings. Churches and other community groups were en- couraged to develop a "green plan." The owner of Canadian Com- pactor Services undertook an am- bitious project aimed at involving local merchants in reduction ef- forts, but apparently received a rather disappointing response. In the absence of a comprehensive program to handle waste generated in the downtown business area, a good deal of recyclable material is going into the garbage. These individuals who have banded together on their own initiative to collect recyclables and transport them to the recycling depot at the transfer station are to be applauded for their efforts! The most enthusiastic par- ticipants in Recycling Week ac- tivites by far were the students at our local schools. The schools are involved in recycling fine paper, cans, and glass, and most are either composting or are just about to get started. At all schools, the benefits of the "'trashless lunch' were discussed, and many students made posters and/or wrote essays about the 3 R's. At S.A. Cawker, students held a "grub day," wearing old clothes that would otherwise have been thrown out. Cartwright Central Public School and Port Perry High School were particularly active, planning different events for each school day. Cartwright Central students even dressed up as Blue Boxes for the Santa Claus parade. Many people would probably be surprised at the degree to which kids seem to be ahead of adults these days when it comes to try- ing to salvage our environment. It isn't always clear who is leading whom! The suggestion "box" at the library did not receive many "pet peeves" or suggestions about waste reduction, but there were a VON receives funding The Victorian Order of Nurs- es, Peterborough, Victoria and Haliburton Branch has re- ceived funding in the amount of $900,000 from the Assistive De- vices Program (ADP) of the Ministry of Health. The funding will be used to manage aresearch studyin Vic- toria County as part of a com- munity-based model of the ADP Continence Management Pilot Project. The purpose of this study is to address the management of incontinence (the involuntary passage of urine) utilizing a re- abilitation approach. This study will determine if nursing intervention can re- duce the incidence of inconti- nence, if quality of life of affect- ed individuals can be improved by continence management, and if this rehabilitative com- munity-based approach is cost effective. The study will begin January 15, 1991 and 600 individuals suffering from incontinence will be admitted to the project. All of the individuals will be assessed by nurses specially ed- ucated in continence manage- ment, half of the will receive nursing intervention and the other half will receive reim- bursement for 75 per cent of the cost of the products they pur- chase for incontinence manage- ment. 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A participant at the library event passed along the tip that people who receive newspapers in blue plastic bags are welcome to collect up the bags to return to the carrier. In Whitevale, everyone in the com- munity drops the bags at one house. : Citations of Merit were award- ed to a number of individuals or groups in the community who have made outstanding efforts on waste reduction. These are: St. John's Anglican Church in Blackstock for the garbageless dinner held in October; Rick Johns of Canadian Compactor Services for his Recycling Week project; teacher Larry Doble and the staff and students at P.P.H.S.; Cartwright Central School for its enthusiastic par- ticipation in the week's events; Doug Gower for this work on in- stituting recycling at Kellett Manor; Emiels Restaurant and the Galley Fish and Chips for the cooperative efforts they have put into recycling on their own in- itiative; the two local grocery stores, I.G.A. and Valu-Mart, for their participation in the super- market tours; and the Blackstock and Port Perry Pathfinders for their enthusiastic work on the 3 R's. People whose awareness about the 3 R's was raised during Recycling Week and who want to learn more are encouraged to visit the Scugog Memorial Library, where lots of good materials is available. As well as books, magazines, and copies of the Waste Less Times newslet- ters, the library also has excellent videos about composting, in- cineration, and intensive recycl- ing programs. When you visit the library during the month of December, be sure to have a look at the posters local students work- ed on for Recycling Week now on display there. NOWIN PORT PERRY, ONTARIO "NOW YOU MAY "NEVER RUN OUT OF CASH AT we 278 Queen Street Port Penry The CIBC Instant Cash machine lets you withdraw cash right where you shop. Even if you're not a CIBC cus- tomer, you can use any automated banking card to withdraw cash, provided your financial institution is a member of the following networks. | | AN es Get us working for you! . *CIBC Registered Usar of Marks,