What Happened To Less Packaging?
Sunday, August 14th, 2011I very well could be dating myself with this article but I cannot help but remember during the late 80′s and early 90′s there was a push on in North America to reduce the amount of material that was being used in packaging. This was coupled with the first residential recycling programs and initially it [...]
The Greener way to Car Disposal in the UK
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011In the UK approximately two million vehicles come off the roads annually and up to half of these scrap vehicles are not disposed of in and environmentally responsible way. Instead many are simply abandoned or scrapped externally of Authorised Treatment Facilities which serves to advance numerous ecological hazards. Soil leaching is a common side-effect with [...]
The Million Dollar Energy Challenge
Friday, April 1st, 2011No this isn’t some weird green April Fool’s joke, Sears Canada is really extending a million dollar energy challenge. Meant to provide more sustainable ways for Canadians to save energy and help the environment while doing it. Hot on the heels of the past weekend where some ten million Canadians turned out the lights in [...]
Recycling Our Electronics
Monday, February 7th, 2011We here at Green Company Canada get many emails asking about locations for recycling used electronics, and which items can be recycled. This seems to be both easy and hard – and it all depends on where you live. Large cities have many options for people looking to drop off electronic items for recycling and/or [...]
TD Canada Trust Green Event Lacking
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010This weekend saw the opening of a new TD Canada Trust full-service banking location open in Burnaby, British Columbia with a theme of being green. Attendees were invited to bring electronic goods to be recycled when they came by the new location. All of that is fine and well, and certainly does help in some [...]
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