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Every Action Counts: Climate Reality

Posted on October 28, 2017

Conor Tapp, Executive Director of Green Calgary, shares his experience at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Pittsburgh, PA. Last week I had the privilege of spending time in a room with other people from around the worl…

Top 10 Common Recycling Mistakes

Posted on October 21, 2017

For many of us, recycling is second-nature. It’s just part of proper waste diversion in our homes. The city’s blue carts are only the start of that process, however, and there are many other elements to recycling, such as electronics r…

Fall is here and Green Calgary wants to give you a break from yard work. So, together with MowSnowPros we are launching Calgary’s first Rake-a-Thon!  MowSnowPros is a Calgary-based startup that offers on-demand and contract free landsc…

Waste It Not: A Special Thank You

Posted on October 7, 2017

On Saturday September 30th we hosted our first ever Waste it Not Workshop. Sixteen Calgarians joined us at ReMatt to work on 6 home decor projects. Together we gave a second life to a chair and a dresser.  We also created a cushion, tw…