Fast Food Packaging

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News at Noon — January 31, 2012

Problems: The fast food industry promotes deforestation, wildlife endangerment, challenges for landfills, health risks, and unsustainable farming practices.

Solutions from the AM to the PM: 

BREKFAST:

If you get coffee on the go every morning, try and keep a re-usable coffee mug in your car. Coffee companies . . . → Read More:

Past Lives — Reincarnations of Everyday Things

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Past Lives — Reincarnations of Everyday Things — Tuesday, January 10, 2012

I know what I am now, but what did I used to be? Joanne Fedyk of the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council will bring in three items that have been made from recycled products for Jeff to guess their old identities.  For more information, . . . → Read More:

Green Giving for the Holidays!

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Green Giving for the Holidays!  — Monday, December 19, 2011

Consumables:  Consider gifts that won’t just “sit there” or instantly be relegated to the “give away” box. Chances are if you don’t want it, there may not be anyone that does. Instead, think about the basics: everyone loves or at least has to eat food . . . → Read More:

Low Waste Holiday Gifts

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Low Waste Holiday Gifts — Monday, December 5, 2011

How can you celebrate the holidays and reduce waste? Think ahead! Now is the time to consider ways to give gifts with little/no packaging and a lower planetary impact. First, the wrapping:  while nearly all wrapping paper (except maybe the foil stuff) can be recycled, it’s . . . → Read More: