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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">GREN Minutes, June 5, 2017</FONT></B></P>
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align=center><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Christian Science Nursery School,
Kitchener</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Textile Waste</FONT></B><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">—Guest speaker Sabine Weber</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Sabine’s presentation will be posted on the GREN website
shortly. Highlights included:</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">85% of used
textiles end up in the landfill</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">64 new garments
consumed per person per year (U.S. average), for an average of 82 pounds per
person</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">15% is
donated for recycling. 6.75% reused as clothes.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>4.5% recycled and converted. 3% made
into new fibers</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">50% is natural
fibres, which require lots of water and land to produce. Biodegradation of these
in the landfill produces methane and leachate</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">50% synthetic,
which don’t biodegrade </FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Many clothing
retailers dump overstock into waste bins rather than donate</FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Nova Scotia is
the first province proposing to ban textiles from the landfill. Markham has
banned textiles going to the landfill. </FONT></P>
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</FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Last fall,
Ontario included textiles in their list of wastes to be addressed,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>for the first time</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We discussed what GREN might do in this Region to reduce
textile waste.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Sabine reported that Waterloo Region’s waste management
people have textile waste on their radar and maybe will do something in a few
years. There’s no current budget or effort to address it. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Markham’s progressive approach was discussed as useful,
which involves a ban on textiles to the landfill as well as the municipality
partnering with a few local charities which must agree to take not only clothing
they can sell for reuse but textiles for recycling.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We could encourage a direct approach to retailers and
connect them with local companies which can use/reuse their textiles.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">We could use well-publicized clothes drives.</FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It was agreed to put textile waste on the GREN agenda as
a discussion item ---to see whether GREN will take on this
issue.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">2.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Wellington Water Watchers</B>—Guest speaker
Rob Case</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Rob noted that WWW is 10 years old, with a mandate to
protect and celebrate water, do river clean up, etc.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">He recounted the up-and-down history of their fight with
Nestle to protect groundwater supplies and to reduce/stop the use of bottled
water. Nestle has water taking permits at Hillsborough, Aberfoyle and
Elora.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">He
noted that WWW has had recent success in getting the attention of the media
(internationally as well as locally) and the province concerning Nestle’s
permits to take water.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">It’s helpful that 6 Nations has become involved and
demanded consultation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Now, the <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>premier says need to look at regulations
around groundwater taking for water bottling (good next step) and has put a
moratorium on water-taking permits until the matter is sorted out.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The current WWW campaign is <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Water for Life Not Profit</B>, asking
Premier Wynne to 1) Say no to Nestle in Wellington County; 2) Phase out the
bottled water industry in Ontario within 10 years; 3) Respect the duty to
consult Indigenous communities; 4) Ensure public ownership and control of water.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more information and to support this cause, go to
</FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US><A
style='href: "http://www.SayNoToNestle.ca"'><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
color=#0000ff>www.SayNoToNestle.ca</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">3. </FONT><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Updates </FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Concerned Citizens of Brant (CCOB</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">) - John J. reported that CCOB recently lost its appeal
to protect the aquifer in Paris, ON, and are now appealing to the Minister, with
the support of CELA. The main issue is atrazine contamination. GREN will write a
letter in support of the appeal to the Minister. We will also put information on
the GREN website to encourage people to write in support of the appeal. For more
information, contact info@ccob.ca </FONT><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"></I></B></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Note that CCOB is holding a fundraiser on Wednesday,
June 14, 6:30-9:00, St. Paul’s United Church, 48 Broadway W., Paris, ON,
featuring Maude Barlow discussing her new book </FONT><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Boiling Point:
Government Neglect, Corporation Abuse, and Canada’s Water
Crisis.</FONT></I></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Biosolids in Waterloo Region</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">---Bob Burtt has arranged for Kauro Yajima from the
Region to speak about the plan for biosolids in the Region at the Sept. 28 GREN
meeting.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Yorklands
Green Hub in Guelph</FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">—Norah Chaloner
hopes to attend a GREN meeting to discuss an initiative to acquire </FONT><SPAN
style='mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: en-ca'><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">70 acres of the former Ontario Reformatory “to establish
a public ecology centre with a focus on stewardship and sustainability
engagement for more resilient communities in the face of water, food and energy
security as well as heritage appreciation.”</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Kitchener’s Urban Forest—</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Check out the Kitchener website for information
concerning the recent urban forest initiative in Kitchener. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Greenbelt--</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">-Kevin Thomason reports that the province has introduced
4 strong plans for the greenbelt. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Developers are not happy. However, there
is no plan for immediate expansion of the greenbelt into the outer ring (which
includes Waterloo). There will be a consultation with the province on such
expansion this summer.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=Body style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program)
</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Kevin updated us on research about methods of preventing
bird fatalities from running into windows. Toronto has some good new guidelines
we could push here in Waterloo Region as regulations for new commercial
buildings. </FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>