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Waste Reduction Week

by Colleen Ans | Oct 18, 2022 | DIY, Green Your Routine, Living Well, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home, Waste Reduction Week | 0 comments

Waste Reduction Week Manitoba

October 17-23, 2022

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What is Waste Reduction Week?

Green Action Centre is excited to present Waste Reduction Week in a Manitoba context, which is now part of Circular Economy Month!

Throughout the week of October 17-23, we will be highlighting the impacts waste has in our world, celebrating those who are working hard to reduce their waste, and providing practical solutions to help Manitobans reduce their waste.

Follow along on social media and our blog for resources and tips about reducing e-waste, textile waste, plastic waste, and food waste.

Join the Conversation on Social Media

Support Circular Economy Month & Waste Reduction Week through social media year round using the official program hashtags #CircularEconomyMonth & #WasteReductionWeek.

GET INVOLVED

tRegister for our Composting & Food Waste Webinar Series – recordings available on our Facebook Page!
Subscribe to our Living Green, Living Well Newsletter to be entered to win a Waste Reduction Prize Pack!
Learn about Circular Economy Day
Check out our Second Hand Store Directory across Manitoba!
Learn how to Manage E-Waste Responsibly
Take our Food Waste Quiz!

RESOURCES

What's the environmental impact of your wardrobe?

Please note: This calculator is powered by Thred Up, an online consignment store owned by Wal-Mart. We strong encourage people to choose local consignment/thrift options rather than purchasing clothes through Thred Up.

52 Ways to Reduce Your Food Waste

Did you know that over 1/2 of all food produced in Canada is waste? In Manitoba a large portion of this food waste ends up in the landfill where it produces methane, a GHG much more potent than CO2.

Compostable Packaging Demystified

Unfortunately compostable packaging isn’t necessarily “better” for the environment. From oxodegradable to biodegradable there are lots of things to consider.

Compost Winnipeg Rolls Out Free Drop-off Locations

by Alexa Harwood-Jones | November 26, 2024 | Composting, Featured, Food Waste, In Your Community, Reduce your Waste | 0 Comments

Drop off your food waste for composting at locations across Winnipeg!

4th Annual Pumpkin Drop Recap

by Alexa Harwood-Jones | November 8, 2024 | Composting, Food Waste, Holidays, In the Community, In Your Community, Reduce your Waste | 0 Comments

Results from this year’s event!

Join us for the Compost Winnipeg’s 4th Annual Pumpkin Drop

by Ariel Desrochers | October 22, 2024 | Composting, Food Waste, In the Community | 4 Comments

It’s November and you have a million gourds and pumpkins….come compost them with us!

Celebrating Circular Economy Month 2024

by Alexa Harwood-Jones | September 17, 2024 | DIY, Green Your Routine, Recycling, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home, Waste Reduction Week | 0 Comments

Celebrate Circular Economy Month this October with two free workshops offered by Green Action Centre.

Harvest Time | Tips, Tricks and Preservation

by Ariel Desrochers | August 15, 2024 | DIY, In Your Community, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home | 0 Comments

Get out the gloves, shears and basket, its time to harvest the garden!

Health is Plastic, and Plastic Harms Health

by Living Green, Living Well | July 25, 2024 | Climate Change, Reduce your Waste, Waste Reduction | 0 Comments

Finish off Plastic Free July with our last article!

Plastic: The Heat is On

by Living Green, Living Well | July 19, 2024 | Clean Energy & Environment, Climate Change, Plastic Free, Reduce your Waste | 0 Comments

Plastic, landfills, and Incineration.

Plastic Consumption and Biodiversity Loss

by Living Green, Living Well | July 12, 2024 | Climate Change, Conservation, Plastic Free, Waste Reduction | 0 Comments

Let’s kick off Plastic Free July with a little light reading about plastic in our ecosystems and its impacts on biodiversity.

Plastic Free July 2024

by Ariel Desrochers | July 8, 2024 | Climate Change, Green Your Routine, Plastic Free, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home, Tips for Work | 0 Comments

Check in on our blog for summer reading on the dangers of plastic!

Earth Month 2024! 🌎

by Ashtyn Nauffts | April 3, 2024 | Green Your Routine, Reduce your Waste, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Let’s show our planet some love this Earth Month!

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