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Time: June 16, 2012 from 11am to 12:30pm
Location: West End Community Centre
Street: 870 Denman Street
City/Town: Vancouver
Phone: 6045129059
Event Neighbourhood and Type: west, end
Organized By: Randy Helten
Latest Activity: Jun 12, 2012
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Food Scraps and Composting Forum
(West End, and Vancouver)
When: June 16, 2012, 11 am to 12:30 pm
Where: West End Community Centre
Purpose: To inspire and inform by providing information and covering the significance and prospects for food scraps composting. Report will be prepared from information collected.
Program
Greeting (2 minutes)
Introduction (10 minutes: West End Drop Spots, results so far, future prospects for different composting models in West End (including 100% coverage of multi-unit residential buildings), context of food scraps composting in the entire food cycle
Policy Aspects of Composting (Liz Blakeway describes findings of masters research on composting globally and locally, with specific examples) (20 minutes)
Situation in West End, past, present, and future prospects
Short reports: City’s pilot program on single family composting program, (b) grants/funding, (c) more…Metro Vancouver
Open Discussion
Conclusion: Summarize desired or possible outcomes for food scraps composting in 3, 12, 36 months…
West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Contact foodwestend@gmail.com
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