Want to go green in your salon? Sign up for TerraCycle, a free waste collection program for hard to recycle materials, like lipstick and mascara tubes, shampoo and conditioner bottles, shaving foam tubes, nail polish bottles, eyeliner cases and pencils, hair gel tubes and more!

We learned about eco-friendly products and ways we to be part of sustainable living at the Green Living Show, which is held at the Direct Energy Centre CNE from April 13th till April 15th.

Les écoliers de Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys de Victoriaville savent qu’il peut-être non seulement gratifiant de détourner les déchets de la poubelle, mais que cela peut leur rapporter des sous. Leur institution figure à la liste des dix meilleures écoles engagées dans les programmes TerraCycle Canada.

PORT ROWAN - Port Rowan Public School is doing their part to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills. The school was recently recognized by TerraCycle Canada in a list of the Top 10 waste-collecting schools. The 300-student community placed sixth. “We are so excited to hear the news that Port Rowan Public School has placed sixth for top collections,” said educational assistant Kathy Kingsley in a media release. “ I like that the TerraCycle program brings the student body, staff and community together to do better for the earth. It’s a win-win for all involved.”

A Barrie Catholic school has ranked high in a Canadian waste diversion contest. St. Bernadette School placed eighth of the top 10 waste-collecting schools in the TerraCycle Canada waste collection program. The school's efforts of collecting drink pouches, sandwich bags and personal care/beauty product packaging diverted 6.273 units of waste from landfills from September 2011 to February 2012.

Students at Barkers Point Elementary School are cashing in trash for treasure. The students in grades 2-5 participated in  TerraCycle Canada's recent Trash to Cash contest and managed to collect 5,396 sandwich bags and containers.