“The goal of the Clean Bin Project is to tackle the serious issue of waste reduction,” said McDougall. “We can do this by raising awareness and demonstrating how reducing waste can be do-able and easy.”
The Clean Bin Project, which will run through the month of May, is a one month challenge where participants strive to reduce their garbage production. When the challenge ran in Kimberley, some Clean Binners managed to fit all their garbage for an entire month in a single bread bag! “I’d like to challenge Cranbrook to do better than Kimberley” said McDougall, “and I’m ready to help!”
The Clean Bin project started out in Vancouver, when a young couple challenged themselves to live consumer and waste-free for a year. They stopped buying “stuff”, and committed to reduce packaging whenever they could. Their motto: less stuff coming in (the house) means less stuff going out. The couple did what they set out to do, had a lot of fun, and then made a film about it, The Clean Bin Project. Wildsight will be showing the film on April 11 at 7:30pm in the COTR lecture theatre to kick of the project.
McDougall is hoping to inspire some healthy community competition and fun by encouraging viewers to join the Cranbrook month-long challenge taking place in May. Elementary students will already be paving the way at week-long challenges in Cranbrook elementary schools in April. Participants will be able to share their experiences on Facebook: Cranbrook Clean Bin Project, and anyone can follow the challenge and learn strategies to become waste-free at the same time! McDougall will stay in contact with participants and help answer those difficult waste questions, like where you can recycle your aluminum foil or bottle caps, and what you can and can’t compost.
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