How and why you should help bring back Algoma’s passenger trains
We can and should bring passenger trains back to Algoma, and you can help make this happen. A key opportunity is coming up soon: Comple...
Take a pass on bioplastics
Are bioplastics the answer to the plastic pollution crisis? NOPE. In fact, bioplastics are a bit of a fiasco! Here's why:
Bioplasti...
Small nuclear reactors: Can they help stop climate change?
Are small modular reactors (SMRs) a key to meeting Canada's climate change targets? And should federal funds go towards developing them...
Stuff you buy online and return may be ending up in a landfill
Are you one of the overwhelming majority of people who think online returns go back on the shelf and are resold to the next consumer? W...
Holiday recycling tips! Everything you need to know to cut mess/waste on the big day
Over the holidays, how much waste we produce rises by 25% or more. It's in all of our best interests to keep as much stuff as possible ...
Reuse (rather than recycle) those cardboard boxes from online shopping
Think you're living green because you recycle cardboard boxes? You can be even greener by reusing them! Here's why:
It takes money ...
Rat poison: Risky to people, kills rat predators
Rats are a fact of life in a river town like Sault Ste. Marie. Unless your yard is empty (no sheds, composters, shrubs, brush piles, et...
Winter cycling: Yes, it’s possible! But preparation is critical
Yes, Saultites...even we can keep cycling all winter long. Winter cycling is a great way to reduce fossil fuel use and your carbon foot...
My brother and the waffle iron: The case for secondhand gifts
By Clean North volunteer Abby Obenchain
Have you ever given a secondhand gift? Or do you think that if you give a gift that's not br...
YES…you can and should compost all winter long
We Saultites have strong reasons to keep composting all
winter long, including: 1) our landfill is nearly full and will be expensive to...