Residents of Alta
Vista Ward, I am pleased to announce the launch of our Trash 2 Cash Challenge!
WHAT IS THE TRASH 2 CASH
CHALLENGE?
Residents of Alta
Vista Ward are invited to participate in a garbage-reducing challenge for 5
weeks, starting April 16. Everyone who completes the challenge will be entered
into a draw for a major grand prize: $1000
off their property tax!
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
Here are the steps.
1. Register. Email us at our challenge-specific email address, peterhumeottawa@gmail.com to let us
know you’re registering. Include your full name, address, and phone number.
2. Starting the week of April 16th,
switch to bi-weekly garbage pick-up. Simply use your green, black, and blue bins to deal with your week’s
waste and spare the garbage bag. Over the course of the 5 week challenge, you
will need to show us that you were garbage-free for 3 of them.
3. Each week, fill out the survey we’ll email
to you, and include a photo.
Once you register, you will receive a weekly email with a link to a survey. The
survey will ask you about how the challenge is going for you. We will also
request a photo of your bins at the curbside, as proof that you’re
participating in the challenge. We encourage participants to be creative with
their photos, as we’ll be using some of them on our blog and website.
HOW DOES THE DRAW WORK?
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. We know this will be a stretch for you, and
that some weeks you may struggle. Thus, the draw is set up as follows:
-Participants must
complete 5 surveys, regardless of how well they did, to be entered into draw.
Updated: Participants who complete minimum of 4 weeks will be entered into the draw.
WHY THIS CHALLENGE?
In November, the City
of Ottawa will be switching to biweekly garbage pick-up. Many residents are
nervous of this changeover, but we hope that by participating in this
challenge, Ottawans may discover that it’s not so hard, after all, to use a bin
instead of a bag. Your survey answers will be invaluable for us to get feedback
on how the experience plays out.
QUESTIONS?
Any questions can be
directed to our email specific to this challenge: peterhumeottawa@gmail.com
We look forward to
seeing all your photos and surveys!
What about if i am not in the Alta Vista ward, would I qualify in the contest ?
ReplyDeleteSorry, Francois; the contest is only open to Alta Vista ward. We hope to see other councillors find fun ways to introduce the garbage schedule changes in their own wards, as well!
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