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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Earth Hour – an environmental event for the whole family
I try to instil in my children a need to protect the environment. In my family, we practice the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), and discuss other things we can do as a family to help the environment. One small way … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Education, Green Energy, Green Living, Houses, Schools
Tagged conservation, Earth Hour, eco, education, energy, energy conservation, environment, events, family, parenting, parents, sustainable, World Wildlife Fund, world wildlife fund wwf
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Keep the Environment Free of Recycling Litter on Windy Days
Weather…it happens. And if you live in Halton it is fair to say that we get and see it all. It may be due to the Niagara Escarpment or the big body of water we call Lake Ontario. It may … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Businesses, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Schools
Tagged 3rs, environment, family, litter, litterbug, recycling, waste management, weather, wind, zero waste
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Cheers to a 3Rs Community Champion: The Carafe Wine Makers (Georgetown)
What does a full-bodied Shiraz with a hint of cassis and saving the planet have in common? Carafe Wine Makers in Georgetown of course! Owners Don and Catherine Jones have committed themselves to a great business with an extremely strong … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Apartments, Businesses, Green Living, Houses, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, carafe wine makers, consumerism, cork, environment, natural corks, product stewardship, recycling, sustainable, waste management, wine, wine making, zero waste
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How We Recycle Blue Box Materials
Ever wonder how Blue Box materials are recycled in Halton Region? In this 2 minute 33 second video, I interview Paulina Leung of Emterra Environmental, who explains how Blue Box recycling is processed. Paulina also answers some common recycling questions.
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Education, Green Living, Houses, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Schools, Video
Tagged 3rs, children, education, environment, family, materials recovery facility, MRF, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, recycling facility, recycling plant, school, video, waste management, zero waste
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Movie Review: Waste Land
With the Oscars fresh on everyone’s minds, I want to share my thoughts on a movie I recently watched that was also nominated for an Oscar in 2011 in the Best Documentary Feature category. The movie is Waste Land, directed … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Green Living, Landfill, Movie Review, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, art, environment, Jardim Gramacho, movie review, movies, recycling, reduce, reuse, Vik Muniz, visual art, Waste Land, waste management
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