NEAT News
May is Tire Month for NEAT
Posted by Tammy Hrab on May 1, 2012 - 2:54pm
NEAT has been focussing on a different steward for each month of this year. Tire Stewardship BC is our feature steward for the month of May.
Tires are among those things that get left in the ditches, along the back fence, or they pile up in the garage because no one really knows what to do with them. No one wants to pay the fee at the landfill and the landfill doesn’t want them.
Tire Stewardship BC launched its scrap tire recycling program in January of 2007. By partnering with the tire retailers in British Columbia, they are able to...
Compost Awareness Week
Posted by Sarah McKenzie on April 30, 2012 - 2:45pm
The Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) is getting ready for Composting Awareness Week, May 6-12. This international annual event is a celebration of giving back to the Earth. NEAT will hold a compost workshop at the Dawson Creek Library on May 10th from 6-8pm to answer all of your burning questions about composting. There will also be workshops at the Community Garden Launch, "Spring Blooms", on May 12 at 9:30am and 11:30am at the North Peace Cultural Centre, and at the Farmer's Market at 10:30am.
Communities around the world are realizing...
Compost Workshops
Posted by Karen Mason-Bennett on April 27, 2012 - 12:30pm
In celebration of Compost Awareness Week - May 7-13, 2012 - NEAT is hosting a series of compost workshops. Although it's a little early to be getting into the garden, those itching to encourage spring along, would still benefit from compost information.
Workshops are being held:
- May 10th at the Dawson Creek Public Library from 6-8pm
- May 12th at the North Peace Cultural Centre (FSJ) at 9:30 & 11:30
- May 12th at the FSJ Farmer's Market at 10:30
Bring your questions!
RCBC's Recyclepedia App
Posted by Tammy Hrab on March 20, 2012 - 2:10pm
The Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) is trying to make recycling even easier. If you have an IPhone or Android, you are an app away from having all of your recycling options at your fingertips.
Do you do your running around on the weekends? Most people do their large projects around their homes outside of typical business hours. NEAT is a great resource to call during the week, but the Waste Reduction Office isn't open on the weekend. If you have access to your computer, prrrdy.com has a great database, but it isn't...
NEAT Friends Tell All
Posted by Tammy Hrab on January 25, 2012 - 10:46am
I love my job. As part of the NEAT team, we have many friends in our communities. Because they know what we do, and how we feel about some personal practices in daily lives, they may hide their disposable coffee cup when they walk by or explain that they only idled their car for a few minutes. We never want people to revert back to the days of school where seeing NEAT staff and board makes the sudden guilt of their actions rise to the surface and erupt into heartfelt confessions.
While I hate that some people feel this need to confess or defend their actions, I...
Happy Holidays for your friends at NEAT
Posted by Tammy Hrab on December 23, 2011 - 10:57am
"It's A Prrrdy NEAT Christmas"
It was the night before Christmas and everything's "Green"
Prrrdy was proud of the ideas he had seen.
The lights were all hung on the tree with great care.
With new LED’s, there will be power to spare.
The tree was decked out, but no tinsel flinging.
Everyone used beads and popcorn for stringing.
Even the ornaments had an up-cycled twist....
Post Holiday Tree Disposal
Posted by Tammy Hrab on December 16, 2011 - 3:30pm
Before everyone disappears for the holiday season, we just wanted to keep you up to date on the best ways to properly dispose of your fresh trees post December 25th.
If you live in the Peace River region, the municipalities have teamed up with charities to pick up trees or have made it convenient to properly dispose of trees in our area.
For more information on your area, check out prrrdy.com or call NEAT at 250-785-6328.
Retro, Vintage, Ecclectic...
Posted by Tammy Hrab on October 20, 2011 - 4:45pm
These are the words the "cool" kids use, but guess what? These are all words that can be used for items that are being "REUSED."
In honour of Waste Reduction Week, I went looking for ways to make "reuse" fresh and cool. In my travels, I visited Scoop Clothing in Fort St. John. They are a trendy little clothing store that would NEVER make recycling cross your mind, yet, they think about it all the time. They have taken reuse to a whole new level.
Where we see old records (came before cd's and dvd's...
Thank you for Supporting NEAT
Posted by Tammy Hrab on October 5, 2011 - 1:22pm
We are wrapping up, and cleaning up after an amazing night at Wine & Trees. We had a great group of people and fun was had by all. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors and the people that helped to make this evening happen.
Sponsors:
W.L. Construction, Alpha Controls, Focus Engineering
Auction Donors:
Rhonda Grimes with Silpada Jewellery, Jim Peltier, Jake & Stacy Peters, Caroline Bentley, Charnwood...
One Less Bag in Fort Nelson
Posted by Liz Biggar on August 22, 2011 - 1:21pm
Did you know that Fort Nelson used 57,805 bags in one week? That means 965 litres of oil were wasted to make plastic bags in Fort Nelson. Plastic bags are often only used for a few minutes as consumers carry their purchase from the store to their home, however they last for generations in our landfills. Fewer bags used means less oil wasted and less garbage in our landfill.
Many of the retailers in Fort Nelson are already making a difference, one bag at a time. True Value Hardware offers a free reusable bag with every $50 purchase...
