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Queen of Green on Softening the Hard to Recycle
The David Suzuki Foundation is home to the Queen of Green who writes tips for greening your lifestyle. She’s dedicated her latest post to the hard to recycle:
My favourite of her tips are those that return the waste to the retail stores where you buy them. In Germany, the life-cycle of packaging is the responsibility of the manufacturers, not the consumers and municipalities, as it is here.
Canadian retailers, like Rona and London Drugs, that are inviting consumers to return packaging waste are doing so voluntarily and thereby setting a standard for other retailers. Hopefully this full cycle responsibility will result in better public policy that rewards industry leaders.
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New Year’s Resolution: Walk to School
- Tired of the constant battle between drivers and pedestrians, I’m hoping this Letter to the Editor will inspire parents to get out of their cars and make walking to school safe for everyone, not just their own kids!
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BY BETSY AGAR, NORTH SHORE NEWS DECEMBER 28, 2012Dear Editor:Every parent I have ever met, in every area of the North Shore has a singularly unanimous complaint: traffic during pick up and drop off at school. Well, guess what? That anonymously named “traffic” is just another word for “too many of us are driving our kids to school.”
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- It seems we are not the only ones suffering school zone traffic issues
My own kids have almost been hit twice in as many years.
The first time, someone thought a three-point turn in an oversized SUV would be a good idea and his back end parted a group of kids walking on the sidewalk.
The second time, one car was parked across the crosswalk while two others made illegal U-turns in the middle of the intersection. When the middle car was held up by the first, she backed up just as my 7-year-old was stepping into the crosswalk.
My children’s lives are worth more than ANYTHING on their busy schedules.
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Eco-living: Urban or Country
It’s no secret, living in a suburb was (is) NOT my first choice. BUT, now that I’m here, I have fallen in love with the mountains and trails, I have fallen in love with my neighbours, and I have fallen in love with being close to my sisters, I can’t imagine living anywhere else.
This houzz article lays out the love for urban life that I have, while reminding me why I love where I live:
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Art and Humanity in Waste
Ear and eye candy for the disenchanted. This film trailer is renewing:
Landfill Harmonic film teaser from Landfill Harmonic on Vimeo.
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Let the Gift Negotiations Begin!
It is this season’s energy and excitement that makes Christmas my favourite holiday. Birthdays are special for an individual, but Christmas is a celebration of and for everyone, in my mind. In North America especially, Christmas has made a departure from religious control. Even *gasp* the corporate sector accommodates family time at Christmas, so non-Christians are forced to adopt this holiday as an opportunity to be at home with their nearest and dearest.
“The strain of finding the perfect Christmas present takes a toll on many.” ~ flora2000.com
I am not religious, but the story of peace and goodwill was taught to me in a Christian context. It is a story universal to all religions though, peace and goodwill, and in that sense, I believe this makes “Christmas” adaptable for non-Christians.
At the same time, sadly it has become a holiday more about consumption than generosity and kindness. Every year it is the same at our house: Dad wants to lavish, while Mom holds back.
The incredible pressure to SHOP!, BUY!, CONSUME! threatens my constitution (and my marriage). Continue reading
16. Noise (Part deux of my Car Series)
Tis the season… to sit in a tire shop waiting to pay some grease monkey (is that okay to say?) to change my tires.
“What?!?!” you ask, “The woman who fixes bolt locks with play dough and dishwashers with elastic bands (long story) doesn’t change her own tires?” Let me explain.
Merry Propaganda!
Well, it’s that time of year and the political flyers are fluttering in, yet again. Mine reads something like: “Contact me anytime because I’m YOUR representative.”
Thanks Andrew Saxton, I have contacted you several times, through several means, yet
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15. Swedish for “air flow”
Classic problem: You have a new Pax cabinet from Ikea and the perfect place to put it, but there’s a heat vent in that exact spot.
Classic solution: Assemble the cabinet on top and forget it ever existed.
Houzz article worth sharing
I love this article. Not only do I feel out-of-touch when I look at all of those designer homes, I also feel traitorous for wanting to trade in that table that was my grandmother’s, the TV cabinet my husband built, the artwork from our travels. Instead of rushing out to buy the next best trend in colours and textures, here’s a fresh look at the home you have:
This is as much about sustainability as it is about home decor.
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