Assiniboine Park Zoo touts recycling, buying local for Sustainability Day

Assiniboine Park Zoo promotedrecycling and buying local for Sustainability Day on Tuesday.

The zoo set up 18 booths for visitors on everything from reducing waste to reducing your carbon footprint.

The aim wasto get visitors thinking about simple steps they can take to positively affect the environment.

The following groups had exhibits at the zoo:

• Call2Recycle
• Emterra
• Take Pride Winnipeg
• Manitoba Conservation Districts Association
• Tire Stewardship
• Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association
• Youth Encouraging Sustainability
• Monarch Teacher's Network
• Electronic Products Recycling Association
• Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery Corp.
• Manitoba Eco Network
• Sustainability Month
• Green Action Centre
• Lake Winnipeg Foundation
• Green Manitoba
• Assiniboine Park Conservancy
• City of Winnipeg
• Mother Earth Recycling