Waste Reduction Week | Green Action Centre

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Your Mobile Life

by Teresa Prokopanko | Sep 19, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation, Gifts, Green Your Routine, Green Your Special Occasions, In the Community, Living Well, Recycling, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home, Waste Reduction Week | 3 comments

87% of Canadians own a cellphone. How can we reduce, reuse, and recycle these handy devices?

Waste Reduction Ideas for Schools

by Living Green, Living Well | Oct 8, 2015 | Reduce your Waste, Waste Reduction Week

Schools are places where a lot of resources are consumed and a lot of waste is generated. Here are some ideas for involving your class in waste-related activities that help to reduce the ecological footprint of schools.

Steps you can take to reduce waste

by Composting | Oct 5, 2015 | Gifts, Green Your Routine, Green Your Special Occasions, Holidays, Living Well, Recycling, Reduce your Waste, Tips for Home, Tips for Home, Waste Reduction Week | 3 comments

Waste Reduction Week is coming up and we here at Green Action Centre have some easy tips to keep in mind to reduce your footprint on the planet.

GA Centre’s 2nd Chance Market!

by Living Green, Living Well | Sep 10, 2015 | Reduce your Waste, Waste Reduction Week | 2 comments

Join us on Sat. October 24 at the Second Chance Market: clothing, small household items, books, music, jewelry, vintage items, toys and more. There will also be a mending station, a winter bike tune-up station, free Do It Yourself workshops, demonstrations, a concession, live auction and more. Have donations? We’re interested.

From ‘ew’ to ‘renew’; students get down and dirty to reduce waste

by Living Green, Living Well | Jul 20, 2015 | Reduce your Waste, Waste Reduction Week | 0 comments

Try to imagine what a day’s worth of garbage at an elementary school might look like…now imagine dumping it all over the ground and sorting through it, piece by piece. I know what you’re thinking: “Ew”. And you’re right, it can be pretty gross. But for at least 300...