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AWARE Releases Tools to Support Commercial and Multi-family Sectors to Keep Waste Out of Landfill
Whistler has a shared goal of being a ‘zero waste’ community. Achieving this goal requires commitment from local businesses and residents to build knowledge, infrastructure and processes to ensure…
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Whistler Youth Give Life To Dino The Trash-a-saurus
In an effort to raise awareness of how single-use packaging and products can quickly add up and impact the environment, AWARE helped youth at the 2016 Whistler…
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AWARE Volunteers & Regional Recycling Undertake Recycling Raid at SVMF Campsites
AWARE and Regional Recycling teamed up again over the first weekend in August to help the Squamish Valley Music Festival divert recyclables from landfill. A small army of dedicated…
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Love this place, reduce your waste – through composting
On July 21st Municipal Council approved the bylaw framework being developed to minimize organics in Whistler’s waste stream. In 2014 Whistler produced 15,761 tonnes of landfilled waste. Organics traditionally…
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AWARE Zero Waste Stations make a debut at the Whistler Half Marathon
The Whistler Half Marathon approached AWARE for assistance increasing their waste segregation and landfill diversion at the fifth annual event. AWARE provided…
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