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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 6, 2011 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />COLLABORATION A WIN FOR SCHOOLS, COMPOST, AND SCHOOL GARDEN EDUCATION <br />‘ZERO WASTE’ AT PUBLIC WORKS DAY EARNS TRASHBUSTER AWARD FROM LANE COUNTY <br />AUTHOR AND PUBLIC RADIO HOST BRIAN KAHN AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />CITY POOLS OPEN FOR RECREATION SWIMS ON NO-SCHOOL DAYS <br />COMMUNITY JOINS FORCES FOR FIFTH ANNUAL GREAT WILLAMETTE RIVER CLEAN UP <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Collaboration a Win for Schools, Compost, and School Garden Education <br />The City of Eugene Waste Prevention and Green Building Program has partnered with the School Garden Project to <br />provide hands-on compost and garden education to five Eugene schools this year. The School Garden Project was <br />formed in 2001, to help establish school gardens and to provide resources, <br />professional consultation, and educational programs in local schools. Its mission is <br />to help schools create and sustain gardens where hands-on learning connects <br />students with their environment and local food system. <br /> <br />The School Garden Project will hire two Northwest Youth Corps Americorps <br />members to serve as Garden Educators, in the 2011/2012 school year. These <br />positions will focus on creating the new gardens and cafeteria compost sites. <br /> <br />City of Eugene Compost and Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator Anne <br />Donahue states, “This type of collaboration is really the missing key in waste <br />prevention education. This program will show students how to turn food scraps <br />into resources and how to use their compost in their new school gardens.” <br /> <br />For more information, contact Anne Donahue at 541-682-5542 or anne.c.donahue@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />‘Zero Waste’ at Public Works Day Earns TrashBuster Award from Lane County <br />The “Zero Waste” effort at Public Works Day last May has been selected by the Lane County Resource Recovery <br />Advisory Committee to receive the 2011 Lane County TrashBuster Award in the government agency category. <br /> <br />The TrashBuster Award Program was established in 1992 <br />by the Lane County Board of Commissioners and its <br />Resource Recovery Advisory Committee as a way to <br />recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses in the <br />community who make notable or outstanding efforts in the <br />area of waste reduction. TrashBuster awards are awarded <br />in nine categories: individual, restaurant/food service, <br />school program, government agency, <br />construction/demolition, private business, special event, <br />nonprofit organization, and product manufacturer. <br /> <br />Public Works Day on May 19, 2011, drew about 2,000 <br />schoolchildren and adults to the Public Works yard on <br />Roosevelt Boulevard. Several hundred employees also <br />Washable cups helped create a waste-free employee lunch area. <br />were present to lead tours, staff displays and answer questions about Public Works services. There were lunch areas <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 6, 2011 <br />