What are your 2024 green resolutions?
Do you have any green wishes/resolutions for 2024? Here at Clean North, we hope for local industry to pollute less, all of us to use le...
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 p...
Clean North suggests 7 ways to GO GREEN for the holidays
Not looking forward to the chaos and crazy spending that often accompanies the holidays? Well...we've got some great tips for how to simplify and downsize your upcoming celebrations...and you might just find you enjoy the season a whole lot more!
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...
Don’t dump garden waste in natural areas
Many years ago, one of our volunteers lived near a small conservation area inside the City of Sault Ste. Marie. While playing there wit...
Enter the Clean North Green Gardening Photo Contest!
Clean North has launched a photo contest to spotlight green gardening in Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District.
The goal of this con...
Every green gardener should compost — here’s how to do it without inviting in rats
Have you wanted to compost but are reluctant because you are worried your composter will attract rats? We have some suggestions!
Fi...
Stop! Before tossing packing peanuts…give one a bath!
Did you know...? Some packing peanuts are made out of corn or wheat starch rather than styrofoam, so they can be composted! The test fo...
Keeping it green on Canada Day: 10 tips
For many Canadians, Canada Day is time to par-taaaaay! But how can we do it green and clean? Here are 10 tips for reducing your environ...
Do your homework when choosing “biodegradable” bags
Think biodegradable bags are the perfect alternative to regular plastic bags that take hundreds of years to break down?
Well, t...