Bay Roberts Needs YOU.

We live in one of the most peaceful and beautiful places on earth. The municipality of Bay Roberts has been developing parks and mini parks, adding to sights of interest such as the Klondyke Causeway and the Sheastown Estuary, and enhancing walking trails including the Bay Roberts East Heritage Walk .

As a community, we need to contribute by taking care of our personal properties, our businesses, and keeping our town clean. In addition, the United Nations and the media has made us aware of the problems caused by global warming. We can each do our part to help the environment by reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovering.

In our throw-away society, with so much over-consumption, waste, and garbage, we need to remember the Native American proverb which states: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."

Each year, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians generate more than 400,000 tonnes of waste materials. That's approximately two kilograms per person per day. The overall goal of the Newfoundland government is to reduce waste by 50% by 2010.

Multi-Material Stewardship Board (MMSB) has been established in the province as part of its waste management strategy. Its purposes are to:

• dramatically reduce the number of landfill sites,
• phase out teepee incinerators, open burning and unlined landfill sites,
• increase waste diversion, and
• educate the public about the importance of environmental protection through appropriate waste management.