Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff (right) went to the Osoyoos landfill site to issue a proclamation declaring the week of Oct. 19 to 25 as Waste Reduction Week. She is pictured with Jill Beck, scale supervisor and administrator at the landfill. Waste Reduction Week encourages people to promote waste reduction by reusing, recycling, composting and other conservation measures. The proclamation recognizes that the generation of solid waste and needless waste of water and energy resources are global environmental problems. (Richard McGuire photo)

Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff (right) went to the Osoyoos landfill site to issue a proclamation declaring the week of Oct. 19 to 25 as Waste Reduction Week. She is pictured with Jill Beck, scale supervisor and administrator at the landfill. Waste Reduction Week encourages people to promote waste reduction by reusing, recycling, composting and other conservation measures. The proclamation recognizes that the generation of solid waste and needless waste of water and energy resources are global environmental problems. (Richard McGuire photo)