Fake or real Christmas tree? We help you weigh the pros and cons
Every holiday season, people ask us: “Is it more 'green' to buy a real Christmas tree or an artificial one?” The answer is...it depends...
Plastic bag bans: Help or hurt? How can we make sure they don’t hurt?
What happens when single-use bags are banned? It depends on what we use instead. Let's look at the pros and cons of alternatives and ma...
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...
Reducing plastic waste a priority for local design firm
How can businesses and institutions reduce plastic waste? We let Sheri Tuck, a LEED-accredited professional and registered interior des...
Consider the environment before you vote—or we could all pay, pay, pay in the long run
Clean North is urging voters to not let the environment be shunted to the back seat during the provincial election. From our chair Bill...
How local women are repurposing plastic bags to help the homeless
By guest writer Abbi Johnston
Photos: Abbigail Johnston
Did you know that each year in Canada up to 15 billion single-use plastic...
‘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 in a landfill, then as ...
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...
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...
ACTION ALERT: Should Canada ban single-use water bottles? Have your say!
Single-use plastic beverage containers, including water bottles, are not on the list of single-use plastics that the Government of Cana...