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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Make environmental choices when “back to school” shopping
Time for back to school! I visit Staples for some some environmentally friendly options for “back to school” supplies.
Posted in Blue Box, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, back to school, children, composting, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, school, school supplies, Staples, sustainability, zero waste
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Teaching children about recycling with fun activities
Young children at home or in daycare, pre-school or kindergarten, can develop a love of the environment and commitment to recycling and composting through fun activities. Many schools are implementing Ontario’s Full Day Kindergarten, a play-based education program. Within this … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, child development, children, curriculum, daycare, early learning, early years, education, environment, family, kindergarten, pre-school, recycling, school, teaching
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Managing solid waste caused by emergencies and disasters
9/11 and the World Trade Center. Hurricane Katrina. The earthquake in Haiti. The tsunami in Japan. These disasters resulted in a horrifying loss of human life and the destruction of property. They also generated an unexpected amount of solid waste that needed … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Garbage, Green Living, History, Household Hazardous Waste, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, conservation, debris, disaster, disposal, earthquake, eco, education, emergency management, environment, family, federal emergency management agency, flood, household hazardous waste, hurricane katrina, landfill, litter, Peterborough, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, SWANA, tornado, tsunami, waste management, zero waste
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Monitoring landfills from afar with SCADA
SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. That sounds like something out of a NASA acronyms manual, but it’s actually more down to earth than that. If you say that you have SCADA, it just means that you’ve got a computerized system that … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Garbage, Landfill
Tagged data, data management, disposal, environment, Garbage, landfill, monitoring, SCADA, science, sustainability, sustainable, technology, waste management
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Do you know what’s in your cell phone?
At a recent family function, I pulled out my cell phone to answer a text message. My family members were appalled — not because I was being rude and answering a text message, but because I have an “old” cell … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, E-waste, Green Living, Recycle
Tagged 3rs, cellphone, coltan, Congo, congo drc, consumerism, Democratic Republic of Congo, e-waste, electronic waste, environment, lowland gorilla, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, science, sustainability, sustainable, technology, waste management, zero waste
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Bringing good agricultural practices to the city
With more Ontarians growing up in urban areas, there is an increasing disconnect between the farming community and the people who populate Ontario’s urban centres. Summer is a great time to help bridge this gap. A visit to your local … Continue reading
