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Category: Waste & Recycling
23
2011
Redefine Green in 2011 Holiday Celebrations!
Filed in: Food Choices, Products & Services, Shopping, Waste & RecyclingChristmas is a time for family, friends, celebrations and well…unfortunately a lot of waste. Canadians spend on average $800 per person on gifts, specialty foods and “stuff” resulting in an additional few million tons of waste to our landfills…
10
2009
Avoid using your toilet as a garbage can
Filed in: Energy, Waste & Recycling, Water ConservationToilets account for about 35% of residential water use, much of which may be unnecessary.
15
2009
Go Styrofoam Free at Work
Filed in: Products & Services, Waste & RecyclingStyrofoam, and other one time use disposable items, can account for up to 50% of waste coming out of an office environment.
17
2009
Get off the addressed ad-mail lists
Filed in: Products & Services, Waste & RecyclingMany people have No Flyers and Junk Mail stickers but still receive junk mail that has their name on it. It takes a few easy steps to get off those lists.
17
2008
Be a thoughtful shopper
Filed in: Shopping, Waste & Recycling- Support local businesses and buy local products and services to help our local economy and reduce emissions associated with transportation.
- Make a point of asking about how products are produced and consider the environmental impacts of producing a product. This is especially important in protecting our health and the health of our families.
- Think about where the product will go once you are finished with it. Avoid purchasing items which are one-time use disposable or items which have no reuse or recycling options.
17
2008
Use the Leaf and Yard drop off
Filed in: Composting, Waste & RecyclingUntil November 9th, 2008 you can recycle your bagged leaves and pumpkins free of charge at several locations around Calgary.
16
2008
Avoid drinking bottled water
Filed in: Energy, Waste & Recycling, Water Conservation- Bottled water costs more per litre than gas for our cars.
- Bottled water often travels hundreds of kilometers to be sold while tap water travels from the rivers to our taps in Calgary.
- Every year, millions of water bottles end up in landfills in Canada.
- Calgary’s drinking water is very high quality and comparable to or even better than bottled water.
14
2007
Drop off old, unwanted cell phones at Clean Calgary
Filed in: Waste & Recycling- Cell phone recycling programs, including one set up by the Clean Calgary Association, attempt to prevent cell phones from fouling our soil and water by keeping them out of the landfill.
- According to INFORM Inc., cell phones are replaced every 18 months and less than 5% are recycled. This means that, in Canada alone, roughly 14 million cell phones enter the waste stream every 18 months.
- Call Clean Calgary to set up a cell phone collection week at your workplace or school.
19
2007
Take at least one cloth bag with you every time you go shopping
Filed in: Shopping, Waste & RecyclingCanadians take home over 55 million plastic bags every WEEK.