How local women are repurposing plastic bags to help the homeless
By guest writer Abbi Johnston Did you know that each year in Canada up to 15 billion single-use plastic bags […]
Category: Clean North news updates
Gas stoves can greatly increase childhood asthma risk, linked to other issues
Gas stoves release pollutants that can make us sick or sicker, especially when it comes respiratory conditions like asthma. And […]
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 […]
Tempted to order yellow bleeding heart or blue strawberry seeds direct from China? Think again
Have you ever seen ads for seeds for yellow, blue, or purple bleeding hearts; rainbow roses; blue strawberries; unnaturally purple […]
Did you miss the webinar on how to reduce waste and recycle right given climate change? Summary/recording available!
Cutting waste is a critical strategy for tackling climate change, says Abby Obenchain of Clean North, who recently gave a […]
‘Ex-sponge’ plastic and embrace compostable swedish dishcloths
Every plastic sponge and scrubber you and billions of other have ever bought still exists today — if not whole […]
What’s the “greenest” takeout container?
Short answer: Cardboard. Look for sustainable sources and recycled content, and try to recycle it. Please avoid so-called compostable plastic […]
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 […]
ACTION ALERT: The province wants your input on passing the hazardous waste baton to producers
The Ontario Government has written a new regulation for disposing of and recycling hazardous waste such as paints, pesticides, solvents, […]
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 […]