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Road Trip!
It is the start of summer. For many of us, it is also the start of summer road trips. Whether a trip to the cottage or exploring Canada, here are some tips that can help make the trip greener. Make … Continue reading
Protect the environment when skiing, snowboarding and tubing
We’re hitting the slopes at Glen Eden, learning how we can protect the environment while skiing, snowboarding and tubing.
Posted in Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged children, conservation, Conservation Halton, environment, Glen Eden, Kelso Conservation Area, leave no trace, outdoors, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, ski, skiing, snowboard, snowboarding, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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How We Compost Yard Waste
Ever wonder how yard waste is composted in Halton Region? In this 2 minute second video, I interview Luke McCarter of Gro-Bark, who explains how yard waste is composted into a nutrient-rich natural fertilizer. Luke also offers some tips to … Continue reading
Posted in Compost, Houses
Tagged compost, composting, conservation, environment, environmental education, garden, gardening, nature, outdoors, recycling, sustainability, sustainable, video, waste management, Yard Waste, zero waste
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St. Luke: Eco’s Best Friend
St. Luke Catholic Elementary School is a great school because we use R, R, R! Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. First we have “Walk to School Day,” which is a day where our whole school walks to school so we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Blue Box, Education, Green Energy, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, children, compost, composting, conservation, eco, energy conservation, environment, Halton Catholic District School Board, outdoors, parents, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, St. Luke Catholic Elementary School, Waste Reduction Week, zero waste
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Why visit Halton’s Compost Give Away?
I live and garden in north Oakville — in past years known as “red hill.” It came by the name honestly as the “soil” is actually red clay where children’s white socks become pink in no time. When we purchased … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, composting, eco, environment, flowers, garden, gardening, nature, outdoors, plants, science, sustainability, sustainable
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Enjoy and protect nature when camping this summer
I love camping: getting the family together, sleeping in tents, swimming, riding my bike, sitting around a campfire making s’mores — the list goes on! Literally, camping has been something I’ve done since I was six months old. Every year, we … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, camp, camping, composting, conservation, Conservation Halton, education, environment, family, Garbage, leave no trace, national park, nature, outdoors, provincial park, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, summer vacation, sustainability, sustainable, tent, trailer, travel, vacation, waste management, zero waste
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Recognizing Scouts Canada’s commitment to the environment during National Youth Week
May 1-7 marks National Youth Week, which is dedicated to youth and their active participation in the community. Scouts Canada is an organization that encourages youth of all ages to get out and make a positive impact. In Halton, Scouts Canada is … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, Arbor Day, Beavers, Boy Scouts, camp, camping, children, Cubs, earth day, education, environment, environmental education, landfill, landfill management, leave no trace, National Youth Week, nature, outdoors, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, Scouting, Scouts, Scouts Canada, sustainable, tree planting, trees, waste management, youth
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Garbage Sky High on Mount Everest
I stood on top of the world — or so I thought! In 2010, I stopped in Zermatt, Switzerland to stand on top of the highest point in Europe you can access via a mountain lift. At 3,883 meters above … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, environment, hiking, leave no trace, litter, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Nepal, outdoors, recreation, recycling, Tibet
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