Choices Markets - BC's Grocery Leader in Gourmet and Organic Foods [Social Responsibility: 2006]

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Grocery Store Celebrates Earth Day with a Garbage Party

Learn about Choices Sustainability Program

April 19, 2006 - VANCOUVER: How is British Columbia's most environmentally friendly grocery store celebrating Earth Day on Saturday April 22? Just ask Mark Vickars, C.E.O. of Choices White Rock in South Surrey, "Choices Markets' mandate is respect for the environment, so we thought let's show our commitment to not only the environment but to the local White Rock community and host a 'Garbage-A-Thon', everything you always wanted to know about garbage, where it goes, how to reduce, recycle and reuse and learn more about being a better environmental citizen. At Choices Markets we are not just environmentally friendly, we are environmentally ecstatic and on Earth Day come and see why."

On Saturday April 22 starting bright and early at 9:00 am, Choices staff and local residents will be teaming up with Pitch-In Canada to pick-up trash in and around the store and from there, all trash collected will go through a step-by-step selection process illustrating what happens to garbage after it is collected. Kids are encouraged to attend and learn the ABC's of recycling. Trash collected will be fed into Choices' very own Recyclosaurus that gobbles up garbage destined for Choice's White Rock's on-premise recycling center.

And There's More..

Over 1000 seedlings will be given away
GroTek will showcase a one-of-kind high efficiency natural system that acts as a portable green house for propagating flowers, plants and herbs, perfect for small spaces
Sample an array of citrus based highly effective environmentally cleansers
Organics are not just good for you, they are good for the environment with practices such as crop rotation and better tillage, come hear why organics is a better choice for you and Mother Nature
Store tours will be highlighting the multitude of environmental and energy-friendly "choices' that were implemented during the construction of Choices White Rock such as clay floor tiles instead of petrochemical; HVAC system utilizes heat generated from the refrigerators to heat the store; temperature sensors in all freezers and coolers that allow for continuous monitoring to operate at optimum energy efficiency and much more.

Choices White Rock is a one-of-a-kind environmental shopping experience and there will be no better place on earth to celebrate Earth Day than Choices White Rock in South Surrey, BC.