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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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An inadvertent side effect of a Full House – How would Uncle Jesse manage all this waste?
A little while back my in-laws decided to downsize and sell their house. They got into the early spring market and voila — their house sold in record time at full asking price. Only problem was that everything happened a … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Compost, Garbage, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Reduce, Reuse
Tagged 3rs, children, composting, conservation, consumerism, eco, environment, family, food, Garbage, parents, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, sustainability, sustainable, waste management
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Let’s reduce, reuse, recycle when going back to school
It’s yet again that time of year… back to school! It’s time to find out what can be reused from last year’s wardrobe and what school supplies are still in good condition to be used again. As each school year … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Box, Education, Green Living, GreenCart, Houses, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Schools
Tagged 3rs, back to school, children, clothing, conservation, consumerism, education, environment, food, Garbage, parents, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, school, sustainable, waste management, 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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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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Packing waste-free kids lunches
It’s 7 p.m. on Sunday evening and my girls and I are in the process of packing their school lunches. This year, I’m trying to get my girls more involved by having them participate in making their lunches. I have one fussy eater, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rs, children, conserving, environment, family, food, parents, recycling, school, sustainable
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