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Category Archives: Apartments
A Green Halloween
As a kid growing up, Halloween was always one of the most exciting times of the year. Nothing beat dressing up as your favourite character, scaring the living daylights out of a few unsuspecting adults, and getting rewarded with candy! … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Green Living, Houses
Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, consumerism, costume, eco, energy conservation, Halloween, holidays, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse
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Preparing for a move in Halton Region?
While I was in the midst of packing up all my possessions to move them to my new house, I started to question my decision to do this. I am starting to understand why on the TV show Love It … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, cardboard box, conservation, environment, family, moving, new house, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse
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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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Making your workouts good for the environment
I once heard someone say: “I never understand the people who get in their car, drive to a gym, and then run a treadmill for an hour, only to get back in their car and drive home. Why not run … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Education, Green Living, Houses
Tagged 3rs, athletic, children, environment, exercise, family, fitness, gym, health, healthy-living, leave no trace, plastic water bottle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, water bottle, zero waste
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Reduce waste and reuse your leftovers for delicious new meals
I love leftovers! I love making a new meals or baked goods out of food that was left from the night before, or even from fruit that we just didn’t get around to eating. I love the idea of being … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Compost, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, breakfast, children, composting, consumerism, cooking, eco, education, environment, family, food, Garbage, leftovers, parents, recipe, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, zero waste
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Waste Management Legislation in a Nutshell
We often receive inquiries like “why don’t you ban this particular item,” or “why don’t businesses recycle more,” or “can you force manufacturers to use a particular package?” There are actually so many rules for waste management in Canada, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Businesses, Compost, Disposal, Garbage, GreenCart, Household Hazardous Waste, Houses, Landfill, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environments, composting, conservation, disposal, e-waste, eco, Eco Logo, education, environment, Environment Canada, Garbage, government, household hazardous waste, landfill, Legislation, Ministry of the Environment, national initiatives, nature, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, regulation, reuse, school, science, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable packaging, waste management, zero waste
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Everyone creates waste, but how do you make waste management services accessible to all?
According to the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, “one in seven people in Ontario has a disability. Over the next 20 years, that number will rise as the population ages.” While every person generates waste that needs to be … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Disposal, Education, Green Living, Household Hazardous Waste, Houses, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, accessibility, composting, conservation, disabilities, disability, eco, education, environment, environmental education, Garbage, household hazardous waste, household waste management, landfill, National Access Awareness Week, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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Visit the Library, Read a Book, Help the Environment
Earth Day is coming up on April 22. What better way to prepare for this important celebration of our earth than by reading books about the environment. One of the best places to access environmental books is your local library, where the “reuse” … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Disposal, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, book, children, earth day, eco, education, environment, family, landfill, libraries, library, literacy, national environmental education week, reading, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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Reuse and Recycle Clothing to Help the Environment
In this 3 minute 34 second video, I interview Elisha deKort of Clothing For Charity Ltd., to learn how clothing can be reused and recycled in Halton Region to help the environment.
Posted in Apartments, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Video
Tagged 3rs, children, clothes, clothing, conservation, consumerism, creativity, culture, education, environment, family, home, recycling, reduce, reuse, science, spring cleaning, style, sustainable, textiles, video, waste management, zero waste
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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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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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Recycling History in Halton: Citizens Who Led the Way
For many of us, we cannot remember life without the Blue Box. Recycling is second nature to us now, but there once was a time in Halton, and throughout Ontario, that environmentally-aware residents had to go that extra mile to … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Apartments, Blue Box, Green Living, History, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, Burlington, education, environment, history, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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National Sweater Day
Thursday, February 9 is National Sweater Day. A day to celebrate all those tacky and wacky sweaters you have hidden deep in your closet. You know the ones I mean — sweaters with mooses and ducks and flowery appliques. But … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Businesses, Education, Green Living, Houses, Schools
Tagged children, education, energy conservation, environment, National Sweater Day, reuse, school, World Wildlife Fund
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The GoodGuide: Helping Consumers Make Informed Choices
Do you want to make good consumer choices when shopping, but are not sure how to do that? Do you want to choose products that do not contain harmful chemicals and are made by companies with good social policies? The … Continue reading
What’s Up Doc? Looking after medications environmentally
This weekend I opened up the medicine cabinet and was amazed at how many expired medications were in there. Why have I been holding on to them for so long? It was time for a major clean up. However, medications — … Continue reading
Tips for an Environmentally-friendly Christmas Morning
If you have children like I do, Christmas morning can create a whole new dimension of waste! Anyone who’s attempted to open (not to mention assemble) a child’s toy on Christmas morning knows that bleeding fingers and an engineering degree … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, Christmas, environment, family, holiday waste, holidays, parents, recycling, waste management
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Encouraging You to Reuse This Christmas
‘Tis the season to begin my Christmas shopping. Every year I try to put a new twist on ensuring my gifts to family and friends are recyclable, compostable or re-usable. I also take great care in making something each year … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Green Living, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged canning, children, Christmas, environment, family, food, holiday waste, holidays, recipes, recycling
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Making Recycling Easy at Your Christmas Holiday Party
Check out our 2 minute 20 second video about making recycling and composting easy for guests at your upcoming Christmas holiday party!
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Energy, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged Christmas, composting, environment, food waste, holiday waste, holidays, recycling, video, waste management
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Making Christmas free of waste and stress
Have you started thinking about your holiday shopping? Do you feel excitement or dread when you look at your list? Several years ago my family decided to make a change when it came to gift giving. We used to buy … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, Christmas, environment, family, holidays, recycling
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Tips For a “Waste-less” Holiday
The holiday season brings with it a lot of excitement. For many of us it’s a time for family gatherings, food, and gift giving. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza or just enjoy the time spent with family and friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, Christmas, environment, family, holidays, recycling, zero waste
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Make your Halloween Environmentally Friendly
That spooky time of the year is upon us! While Halloween can be frightening good fun for children and parents; the decorations, costumes, and candies can be downright scary for the environment. So this Halloween, my family tried to think … Continue reading
Posted in Apartments, Green Living, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged children, environment, holidays, recycling
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