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Tag Archives: environmental education
Top 10 blogs about recycling and waste
This blog launched in September 2011, and since then, we’ve published 236 posts about waste management! Who knew there’d be so much to say about waste? These posts have explored our personal and collective connections to waste; they’ve touched on local, provincial, national and … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, blog, conservation, environment, environmental education, waste management, zero waste
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“What Earth Day means to me” by Omar Hadi
Our home planet, Earth, is the only world known to us to contain life. We depend on it. We all walk on the surface of the Earth, we all breathe the air supplied by Earth, and so it should be our … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living
Tagged compost, composting, earth day, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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“What Earth Day means to me” by Christina Stratford
What words come to mind when you think about Earth? Beautiful, luscious…our home. Yet, there are only some places on our planet that look like what I have just described. If you want to make every place in the world look … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, composting, earth day, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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“What Earth Day means to me” by Sam Bisutti
April 22, not only is it my birthday, but it is also the day of an environmental event taking place all over the world. It’s Earth Day, and that means many things to many different people. Let me explain what … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living
Tagged compost, composting, earth day, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management
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School lunch programs and the packaging waste they create
When I was in elementary school, we’d have hot dog days once every few months. Parents would get together and steam hot dogs in the staff room. The hot dogs came wrapped in a paper napkin, and we had a … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Garbage, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, environment, environmental education, hot lunch, pita day, pizza day, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, waste management, zero waste
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Wrap it up in environmentally friendly ways!
The holiday season is officially here! Festive music, tempting treats, colourful decorations and gift giving! Although a most wonderful time of the year, generous gift giving can create a lot of waste. You may be surprised to learn that gift … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Garbage, Green Living
Tagged 3rs, Christmas, eco, environment, environmental education, gift, Gift wrapping, Gifts and Occasions, holiday waste, holidays, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainable
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Celebrating GIS Day
On my way to work in the GIS section at Halton Regional Centre, I realized that I needed to stop at the nearest gas station — before my car ran out of fuel! — so I picked up my hand-held … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living
Tagged environmental education, geographic information system, GIS, GIS Day, GPS, sustainability, sustainable, waste management
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School librarians promote reduce, reuse, recycle
Books have the power to educate, entertain and enthrall. They can cause personal reflection, a change of thought, and a call to action. In recognition of Waste Reduction Week in Canada and the need to protect our environment, teacher-librarians, library technicians and … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living
Tagged 3rs, book, children, eco, environment, environmental education, Halton District School Board, libraries, library, literacy, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, waste management, zero waste
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It’s Waste Reduction Week in Canada – how are you reducing waste?
Designers and labels get Fashion Weeks in cities around the world. The entire movie industry gets two weeks in Toronto every September. But they have nothing on the most important five days on my calendar: Waste Reduction Week in Canada. … Continue reading
Posted in Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, recycling council of ontario, reduce, reuse, Waste Reduction Week in Canada, zero waste
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When you look at a can of cranberries, what do you see?
When you look at a can of cranberries, what do you see? Do you see a delicious side dish to your Thanksgiving turkey? Or do you also see the seeds that grew the cranberries? What about the farmers who planted, … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living
Tagged 3rs, compost, composting, conservation, consumerism, environment, environmental education, food, Garbage, holidays, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, Thanksgiving, zero waste
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Trees and recycling – connect to National Tree Day
Trees and recycling have a long history together. With National Tree Day coming up on September 25, 2013, let’s have a look at how trees, paper and recycling are connected. In Canada, we are fortunate to have a vast supply … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living, Recycle
Tagged 3rs, conservation, environment, environmental education, forest, National Forest Week, National Tree Day, recycle, recycling, tree, trees, waste management
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WasteAid – working to improve waste management in developing countries
Imagine waking up in the morning. Instead of making breakfast, you head out into the streets, scavenging through litter and accumulated waste to find food and clothing for your family. You then head to the local dump where you pick … Continue reading
Movie Review: Trash Dance
Is waste collection an art? To help make the case, in 2009, Allison Orr of Forklift Danceworks embedded herself with the City of Austin‘s solid waste management department, learning about waste collection procedures, trucks and equipment, and befriending the workers. Using these … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, arts, dance, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, Trash Dance, waste management
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Happy New Year! It’s back to school
Today, students, teachers, custodians and administrators of the Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board, Provincial Schools Branch, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud start a new school year. Halton Region has great partnerships with the publicly-funded … Continue reading
Back to school… back to green
For anyone involved in education, that feeling that creeps into your stomach as August fades away cannot be ignored. While September can bring anxiety over the uncertainties of new classes, new teachers, and a new school year, it also brings … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living, Schools
Tagged 3rs, children, composting, conservation, consumerism, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, sustainability, sustainable, waste management
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An unconventional classroom
During the week, a normal high school student would find themselves in class learning anything from math to history at 12:30 p.m.. I too, head off to class at that time, but not in your conventional classroom — my classroom … Continue reading
Waste’s impact on biodiversity
Visit the Royal Ontario Museum and learn how biodiversity is being impacted by waste — and how we can minimize those environmental impacts.
Posted in Disposal, Green Living, Household Hazardous Waste, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Video
Tagged bald eagle, biodiversity, conservation, consumerism, environment, environmental education, household hazardous waste, International Day for Biological Diversity, nature, Royal Ontario Museum, sea turtle, sustainability, sustainable, waste management
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Celebrating National Public Works Week
One of my favourite books is In The Skin of the Lion, by famed Canadian author Michael Ondaatje. Part of this excellent novel narrates the lives of the workers who helped build some of Toronto’s most iconic — and important — public … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Education, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, American Public Works Association, compost, composting, environment, environmental education, landfill, National Public Works Week, public works, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, zero waste
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Stream of Dreams
This is one of my favourite times of year, not just because the flowers are blooming but because it means Conservation Halton Dream Team will soon be in local schools talking to children, teachers and parents about the importance of water … Continue reading
What Earth Day means to me
Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22. The first Earth Day was held in the United States in 1970 and was organized by Senator Gaylord Nelson. The first Canadian Earth Day was celebrated in 1980, and in 1990 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Green Living
Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, consumerism, earth day, eco, environment, environmental education, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, zero waste
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Four ways waste management is changing – and what this means for jobs
The waste management industry you see today has come a long way. In contrast to the historical approach of managing waste disposal through land filling or burning, the emerging model for waste management focuses on reducing waste production and diverting … Continue reading
2013 Halton Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar – how it’s made
Starting this week, residents of Halton Region will start to receive their 2013 Waste Management Guide & Collection Calendar. This annual publication not only provides you with your waste collection schedule, but also provides information about Blue Box and GreenCart … Continue reading
Alton Village Public School is going green
We are the Alton Village Public School Eco Team — a brand new elementary school in north Burlington. Our school is working hard every day to recycle and compost. The Eco Team promotes this by having announcements about what things … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, Alton Village Public School, children, composting, conservation, consumerism, eco, environment, environmental education, food, Halton District School Board, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, zero waste
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Women in Waste Management: Sherry Brotherston
Who in your household is in charge of how your waste is managed? While bringing the recycling to the curb may be the kids’ job, studies have shown that the female head of the household is usually the one in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Landfill
Tagged 3rs, career, compactor, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, green jobs, heavy equipment, landfill, waste management, woman, women
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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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Fostering environmental literacy through Ontario EcoSchools
Students across Ontario are going green! They’re collecting classroom recycling and organics, ensuring energy is being conserved, creating outdoor learning spaces, and learning about how their actions — no matter how small — can make a big difference for our … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Education, GreenCart, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, children, conservation, eco, education, environment, environmental education, Ontario EcoSchools, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, sustainability, waste management, zero waste
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On est très fière d’être une école verte!
Nous sommes des étudiantes de la 4e année à l’école élémentaire catholique Sacré-Cœur à Georgetown. Nous faisons partie du club de l’environnement à notre école et nous voulons vous partager nos idées et nos succès. Voici ce que nous avons … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, children, compost, composting, conservation, eco, Ecole Sacre-Coeur, education, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, zero waste
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The importance of waste management and fresh water resources: Looking at Indonesia’s Citarum River
Before you read this blog post, you may want to watch this YouTube video on the Citarum River: We are so lucky to have the fresh water resources and river systems that we do in Ontario. I have been very … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Disposal, Green Living, GreenCart, Household Hazardous Waste
Tagged 3rs, Citarum River, conservation, disposal, eco, education, environment, environmental education, fresh water resources, nature, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, wastewater, water, zero waste
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What a party! The Halton Waste Management Site celebrates 20 years
Over 600 Halton residents visited the Halton Waste Management Site on Saturday, September 29, 2012 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Site’s opening. Guests took part in tours of the landfill, got to climb aboard heavy equipment like the … Continue reading
We’re having a party… to celebrate our landfill!
We’re hosting an open house to celebrate 20 years of environmentally safe waste management in Halton Region — and you’re invited! This Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Halton residents are welcome to come to the Halton … Continue reading
Posted in Disposal, Education, Garbage, Green Living, History, Landfill
Tagged 3rs, anniversary, children, conservation, disposal, eco, environment, environmental education, family, landfill, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, waste management, zero waste
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A symbol that changed the world
The recycling logo. You know the one I mean — the triangle made up of three arrows, drawn as a möbius, or continuous, loop. This symbol — the recycling logo — has changed the world. It has grown beyond its … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, conservation, consumerism, eco, environment, environmental education, recycle, recycling, recycling logo, recycling symbol, reduce, reuse, science, waste management, zero waste
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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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Archaeology and how First Nations lived sustainably
In this video, I meet with Adam McDowell from Conservation Halton to learn how archaeology demonstrates how the First Nations lived sustainably. We tour the amazing 15th century Iroquoian Village which has been reconstructed on its original site in Crawford Lake Conservation Area in Milton.
Posted in Education, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Video
Tagged 3rs, Aboriginal, archaeology, composting, conservation, Conservation Halton, Crawford Lake Conservation Area, eco, education, environment, environmental education, First Nations, food, gardening, Indian, Iroquoian Village, Iroquois, leave no trace, museum, nature, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse
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A recap of the Canadian Network for Environmental Education & Communication’s spring 2012 conference
The Canadian Network for Environmental Education & Communication (EECOM) is Canada’s only national, bilingual, charitable network for environmental learning. Each year, EECOM partners with an environmental organization or agency in a different province to offer a conference bringing together environmental educators and communicators from … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Green Living
Tagged 3rs, Canadian Environmental Studies Association, Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication, children, climate, communication, eco, education, environment, environmental education, environmental studies programs, product stewardship, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, science, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, water colour paintings, waterloo ontario, zero waste
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Students at M. M. Robinson High School Go Green
Our Grade 11 Environmental Sciences class at M. M. Robinson High School has been contributing a lot to making our school a greener place. Our class has personally led the implementation of the GreenCart program at our school and has … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Blue Box, Education, Green Living, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, burlington ontario, Canadian Environment Week, compost, composting, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, Garbage, Halton District School Board, high school, landfill, M. M. Robinson High School, plastic water bottles, recycle, recycling, reduce, reusable water bottles, reuse, reusing water bottles, science, stainless steel water bottles, sustainability, sustainable, waste management, World Environment Day, zero waste
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Great Acts Are Made Up of Small Deeds
The old saying goes “reduce, reuse and recycle.” In times of environmental crisis, these three simple words are an excellent guide to live by. Unfortunately, people tend to focus solely on the latter of the three, completely disregarding the importance … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Blue Box, Education, Garbage, GreenCart, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged Canadian Environment Week, catholic secondary school, climate, conservation, Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School, e-waste, education, electronic waste, environment, environmental education, Garbage, Halton Catholic District School Board, high school, landfill, litter, Ontario EcoSchools, recycle, recycling, recycling bins, reduce, reuse, school, science, secondary school, social justice group, stewardship program, sustainable, teenager, waste management, World Environment Day, 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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It’s National Public Works Week – a time to recognize how our environment and community is protected
Public Works is something that is actually quite difficult to define. It consists of a multitude of various services provided to the public, some are obvious, and some are not often realized. These consist of “must have” services such as … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, History, Household Hazardous Waste, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, American Public Works Association, biosolids, composting, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, government, household hazardous waste, landfill, litter, National Public Works Week, politics, product stewardship, public works, recycling, reduce, research, reuse, science, sustainable, transportation, waste management, wastewater, water, zero waste
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A recap of Municipal Waste Association’s spring 2012 conference
In this 2 minute 30 second video, I share insights from the Municipal Waste Association‘s spring 2012 conference. I interview Wilma Bureau from Simcoe County and Jeff Lauritsen from Quinte Waste Solutions to learn what they took away from the conference, … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Product Stewardship, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Video
Tagged 3rs, conservation, education, environment, environmental education, landfill, Liberty Tire Recycling Canada, Municipal Waste Association, National Public Works Week, Ontario Tire Stewardship, Quinte Waste Solutions, recycling, reduce, reuse, Simcoe County, sustainable, tire, tire recycling, video, waste management, waste solutions, 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
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Landfill, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
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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3Rs Community Champion: Trillium Demonstration School reduces garbage to recycle more
Students at Trillium Demonstration School have taken the planet to heart — incorporating environmental initiatives into everything they do. “We only have one planet, so we need to minimize garbage to try to preserve it,” said a Trillium student. The … Continue reading
Posted in 3Rs Community Champion, Compost, Education, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd, children, composting, curriculum, education, environment, environmental education, family, garbage cans, learning disabilities, Ontario EcoSchools, Ontario Ministry of Education, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, science, Trillium Demonstration School, waste management, zero waste
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3Rs Community Champion – Eliot Zelem
It was mid-autumn when we had the pleasure of meeting one of Halton’s 3Rs Community Champions, Eliot Zelem. It didn’t take long before he had both amazed and inspired us with his enthusiasm and knowledge of the 3Rs — Reduce, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, children, composting, education, environment, environmental education, family, parents, recycling, waste management
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