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5 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen
We all know that some of the best ways to generally reduce your personal carbon footprint in the kitchen is to adopt a more plant-based diet, eat seasonally and locally, and reduce our waste as much as possible. These are all great steps towards an eco-friendly lifestyle, but how about thinking less about what we eat, and more about how we prepare our meals?
The Deposit-Refund System: Yesterday, Today and Forever?
The deposit-refund system is something we know well in Canada: all provinces and territories (except Nunavut) have their own system to manage it! But do we know how it started, the advantages and disadvantages or the possible futures held for it? Let’s demystify all these questions together!
The Circular Economy: Closing The Loops and Filling The Gaps
Currently, over 75% of our resources are permanently lost in Canada, and 91.4% worldwide. The “circular economy” has been the talk of the town in recent years. But what does a circular economy look like and how does it work?
Gold in Our Recycling Bins
We sort our plastic packaging and tissue boxes at home without giving what will be done with them afterwards a second thought, let alone what value our recycling bin holds. However, what we call “waste” can also be a valuable resource for creating new products.
The latest wave. . . of waste
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to spend 3 days on a boat in the open sea. My eyes then opened to the beauty, the immensity and the key role the ocean plays in sustaining life on our planet. And I saw what we have allowed to float through it for too long, our waste.
Action/Reduction, The Fast Lane Towards Zero Waste For Businesses
The Action/Reduction Certification from Earth Day Canada is a way to provide support to businesses in the neighbourhood that wish to adopt eco-responsible practices and reduce waste at the source. Discover more about this journey to visibly reduce businesses impact!
Fighting Waste, One Pumpkin at a Time
Everybody’s favourite spooky holiday just around the corner. Canadians buy over 10 million pumpkins a year and most of them are tossed out. That’s a scary number… and we want to help fix that!
Used oils: best practices for eco-friendly recovery!
When we talk about organic waste management, we often talk about residues of vegetable or animal origin. But today, we wanted to pique your interest on a more specific subject, of which we hear too little: used vegetable oils!
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