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Aug 28 2010 by froofroo
Saturday, August 28 2010 at 10:22 am
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I really wish the grocery stores etc where I lie paid us for returning bottles and cans...They do it in Kamloops, where I use to live, and seriously every cent helps...Northern Ontario doesnt seem to do it. Do they do this where you live?
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Disney Store on Earth Day.... by jcm
Wednesday, April 14 2010 at 1:24 pm
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This Earth Day (April 22nd), take 6 plastic bottles or 6 pop cans and if you successfully toss them into their bin you will win a hat!!
Good for you, and good for the earth!!! |
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Dec 25 2009 by whitedragonfly
Friday, December 25 2009 at 10:32 pm
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I get bottles and cans toghether and it help out us with money. That is beer bottles and cans and pop cans too. I put out a bucket to get the rain water to water our plants. A out animals.
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Recycle by transy
Monday, November 16 2009 at 1:18 pm
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Today is recycle day where I live. Where I am, we don't have bluebox, graybox, and greenbox. I have one bluebox recycle day and they take everything at that time except for greenbox stuff like food scraps. Since I am a rural dweller I am able to compost anyway. I don't put my bluebox out every week because I don't really have much to put in it. Usually it only has newspapers and flyers. These all come free in the mailbox - about 4 a week (this seems to me an excessive amount of waste). Anyway what with all the newspaper and an occasional coffee jar, cereal box or vegetable can I put my bluebox out once every 2 months.
FYI - even if you don't put your recycle every week you don't get a credit on your tax bill. |
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Re-Use by transy
Sunday, November 15 2009 at 3:15 pm
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This is a the really easy step for me (seeing as I'm such a packrat). I have been hoarding things for as long as I can remember. Seems like I'm always saying "Don't throw that out".
I re-use: used clothing to make smaller clothing for babies or dolls, quilt pieces (see photo), or just for rags.
I re-use: used cards, wrapping paper and gift bags
I re-use: dishes with cracks or chip for mosaic projects (see photo) More pics of my pieces are posted in the Crafty Ladies group.
I re-use: bathroom fixtures like faucets. I have an old-fashioned tap in my garden, it's jammed in the crack of a large rock (see photo)
I re-use: scraps of wood. I have made snowman families and book-ends (see photo)
I could go on, but these are the top 5 that came to mind. I love creating new things out of old. You get a lot of unique, one-of-a-kind items. Not mass-produced, mass-marketed things that have no quality
Re-use your imagination to see what you can re-use! |
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Reduce by transy
Saturday, November 14 2009 at 4:29 pm
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I think this is one of the most important steps. If you reduce what you buy then you have less to re-use or recycle and also less in the landfill. One of the easiest things I have reduced is the use of paper products. I no longer use paper towels. I keep a stack of rags that I can either wash or throw out (depends on what I have cleaned up with them). No paper napkins or paper plates. Sometimes I use a page of newspaper (the ones that get delivered free) for cleaning up certain types of mess.
I have also cut down on christmas wrap and cards by remaking last years into new ones for this year.
This was so easy for us that I don't know why I used any of those products in the first place. Along with saving trees, and amount of garbage, it also saves quite a bit of money. |
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simplegreenaction.ca by elahet0001
Friday, September 25 2009 at 7:39 pm
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One of the newsletters that I recieve electronically (saving paper saving trees) is from the Cascades Tissue Group. take a look and seefor yourself . . .
From: "Cascades Tissue Group" contact@simplegreenaction.ca
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Teachers, an entire section just for you!
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In this section you’ll find environmentally-oriented activities to do with your students from elementary and high school. Be inspired for your next projects by watching videos featuring schools that held green activities.
Come back and see us often - each week new activities and videos will await your visit. Ways to make your school greener and a green citizen’s calendar will be at your disposal as soon as next week.
Don't hesitate to let us know what you think of this new section, and sign up for our newsletter, which is dedicated to you. |
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Last lap of the Green Challenge Contest!
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The Green Challenge Contest will end on Wednesday, September 30th at 11:59 pm EST. You only have a few days left to make a difference and better your chances of winning an ecotourism trip worth $5,000.
The challenge is on! |
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Our new test: what’s your ecological influence?
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Are you in the heat of the action, into informing others or a supporting member? Do you act in favour of the environment and think of yourself as an environmental leader? Are you a walking environmental encyclopaedia and always know what to say to win people over? Do your simple daily actions slowly but surely help the cause of the environment?
Discover your ecological influence by taking
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