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  • Waste Reduction Week in Canada 2019

    October 22, 2019

    Waste Reduction Week in Canada October 21-27, 2019 To celebrate Waste Reduction Week in Canada, AWARE brings you three local events aligning with the national campaign’s themes. Whistler Events Tuesday, October 22, 2019 // Bi-Annual Clothing Swap & Repair Station Thursday, October 24, 2019 // Film Screening: A Plastic Ocean

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  • Zero Waste Workshops Are Back This Fall

    October 17, 2019

    Whistler has a goal of becoming zero waste. Updates to the Solid Waste Bylaw by the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) last year now require all properties to separate all recyclable material, and food scraps and organics from garbage. As a community with strong sustainability goals, organizations across the community

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  • Sea-to-Sky Students and Citizens Strike for Bold Action on Climate Change

    September 25, 2019

    Across the globe millions of people have been marching to demand our leaders take urgent and bold action on Climate Change. We know the challenges. We know the solutions. We need to act! On September 27th students will be taking to the streets across Canada and around the world, in

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  • Reflecting on GranFondo and AWARE’s Partnership

    August 28, 2019

    Celebrating AWARE’s 3rd consecutive year working with North America’s largest Gran Fondo Since 2017, the RBC GranFondo Whistler and AWARE’s Zero Waste Heroes team have been working together to help reduce the amount of event waste generated by focusing on three distinct areas: pre-event waste prevention support, day-of zero waste stations,

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