"Refuse, reduce and recycle are basic rules of zero waste. There is a limit to refusing and reducing sweets to children on Halloween. So we looked for a way to recycle, "says Hélène Boissonneault, instigator of a project that aims to recover all the candy packaging instead of throwing them in the trash.   The company she co-founded, PH Effect, offers lectures and workshops for a minimalist lifestyle, zero waste and decluttering.   To reduce the environmental impact of this holiday that is ranked third in terms of spending behind Christmas and back to school, the entrepreneur decided to do business with the company TerraCycle. The latter is responsible for recovering waste that is not normally recycled in municipal collections.   The company recovers, in twenty countries in the world, packaging, pens, coffee capsules, latex gloves or even shoes.  

50 collection points

  The operation is simple: just buy a Terra-cycle box online depending on the type of products you want. The garbage is dumped - in this case the candy wrappers - and the box is returned to the company.   The latter then takes care of sorting the waste, according to the materials, and sending them to companies that reuse and transform them.   "They take the waste and bring it back to a raw material that they send to the right places so that it can be used to produce other objects [such as park benches]," explains Ms. Boissonneault.   This is the first year that the entrepreneur has set up this project specifically for Halloween and she was surprised by the interest aroused by her initiative.   Daycare centers and schools in Estrie, as well as businesses from as far as Rouyn-Noranda, contacted her.   "We had 4 or 5 collection points initially in the Sherbrooke area, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and on the North Shore of Montreal. We were happy, but the interest is so great that we are now at a [50] pickup locations throughout Quebec, "rejoices Ms. Boissonneault.  

All but cardboard

  The packaging of candies, chocolate, gums and even small bags of potato chips can be collected.   Only small cardboard boxes, such as the Smarties, are not allowed since they are already recycled in the municipal recycling system.   ► For a list of collection points, visit effetph.com. Pickup will be until November 21st.

Hundreds and hundreds of candy and candy wrappers will have a second life, thanks to the initiative of a Sherbrookoise. In about forty collection points, people are invited to drop the packaging of chocolates, sweets and candies in boxes provided for this purpose. Mother of two children who no longer spend Halloween, Hélène Boissonneault is well placed to know that this popular festival has an important ecological footprint. Her research led her to TerraCycle, an American company that gives life back to this waste, which is not recyclable. The co-founder of Effect Ph, also a speaker, will send all the content collected to the company by mail. The packaging could, at the end of the process, turn into park benches and watering cans, Ms. Boissonneault notes. The one who is also a speaker follows several zero waste groups. People want to reduce their footprint on Halloween is present, she says, adding that his initiative has quickly attracted interest. "In Estrie, we have more than 40 points of fall. The list continued to rise yesterday (Thursday) morning. We wanted to test whether it was going to work. The test works! Commented the one who co-founded the company with Pascal Fredette. The company's mission is "to inspire people to gradually adopt a minimalist lifestyle, to move towards zero waste and benefit from decluttering."   Among participating schools, the Deux-Rives school in Sherbrooke, in the Brompton area, decided to make a collection point. Teacher Nancy Harrison heard about the social media initiative and decided to involve her school; she, too, is well placed to see the mountains of paper that can accumulate the day after Halloween. The initiative also raises students' awareness, notes the school's vice-principal, Daniel Bédard. The school is one of the participating schools in a pilot composting project. A tray will be installed in each class. In particular, snacks and dinner leftovers will be able to avoid landfill. "We will have to do education, explain what goes in the compost bin and what is wrong," says Bédard. "The students will do most of the management. They are the ones who will collect the compost. "   The project will first be launched in the Academy Pavilion of the Sacred Heart, where are the major from fourth to sixth grade. "It will start in the Academy pavilion at first. We'll see how we can export it to the other pavilion. "   A new committee has been created to work on this project and to educate children about environmental values. This committee is composed of Mr. Bédard, parents and teachers. "It is rare for committees to be composed of parents and teachers other than the governing board and the OPP (parent participation organization). "   The school has approximately 536 students, including some 237 students at the Académie Sacré-Cœur Pavilion.

Wishing to divert candy wrappers from landfills, a Sherbrookoise has set up about fifty collection points across the province in order to develop them.   The initiator of the movement, the co-founder of PH Effect, Hélène Boissonneault, said she was surprised by the enthusiasm aroused by her approach begun just four days ago.   Many schools of the school board have embarked with us. I find it extraordinary, because I want to spend a lot with children. That way, they are challenged and see that there are things to do with their candy wrappers , she says.         The Sherbrookoise has teamed up with Terracycle, an American company that specializes in the revaluation of materials deemed normally difficult to recycle.   The company we do business with will park benches, watering cans, flower pots ... they use the papers to make recycled plastic , summarizes Ms. Boissonneault. Sherbrook residents wishing to dispose of their treats packages in an environmentally friendly way can do so at the Ecolo Boutique, Celestine Café and Artemire. Collections are also held at the 123Zero zero waste grocery store in Magog, as well as in the eco-centers of Waterloo and Granby, among others.   Twenty schools in Sherbrooke and Magog also participate in the gathering.   We have a new extraordinary option called citizen of the world, so we want to take action for others, for our planet. This is a super simple gesture and super concrete and we are very motivated to participate , says Kathleen Dussault, teacher at Séminaire de Sherbrooke.         Collection points are also in place in Gatineau, Joliette, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, L'Assomption and Laval.   The collection will end on November 21st.   -With the information of Brigitte Marcoux

Tweed and TerraCycle launched a cannabis packaging recycling program in October 2018 and recently celebrated a significant milestone with the collection of more than 1 million pieces of used cannabis packaging from across Canada⁠—recycling more than 22,000 pounds of plastic containers, tubes and bottles.   "When Tweed launched the partnership with TerraCycle, it was the first recycling program of its kind for cannabis packaging. Reaching this incredible milestone of over 1 million pieces collected in less than one year demonstrates the value of the program," said Mark Zekulin, CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation, Tweed's parent company, in a statement. "We're committed to doubling down on our efforts to expand the program over the next year and bringing in new participants from all across Canada."   Tweed and TerraCycle launched a cannabis packaging recycling program in October 2018 and recently celebrated a significant milestone with the collection of more than 1 million pieces of used cannabis packaging from across Canada⁠—recycling more than 22,000 pounds of plastic containers, tubes and bottles.   "When Tweed launched the partnership with TerraCycle, it was the first recycling program of its kind for cannabis packaging. Reaching this incredible milestone of over 1 million pieces collected in less than one year demonstrates the value of the program," said Mark Zekulin, CEO of Canopy Growth Corporation, Tweed's parent company, in a statement. "We're committed to doubling down on our efforts to expand the program over the next year and bringing in new participants from all across Canada."   "Park benches, picnic tables, playgrounds—these are just a few examples of products that can be created from the recycled cannabis packaging collected through the Tweed | TerraCycle program," said Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle, in a statement. "Through our mission to 'Eliminate the Idea of Waste,' we've proven that solutions do exist for items that may seem difficult to recycle. Together, we can reduce the environmental impact of the cannabis industry and pave the way for a greener future."   Originally launched in select Tweed, Tokyo Smoke and third-party retail stores, the Tweed | TerraCycle program has expanded across the country to now include 280 retail participants.   Below is a tally of the number of pieces collected as of August 31, 2019, broken out by province:  

• Alberta - 407,695
• New Brunswick - 168,550
• Ontario - 168,545
• Newfoundland and Labrador - 163,200
• Manitoba - 124,850
• Saskatchewan - 51,900
• Prince Edward Island - 38,299
• British Columbia - 23,400

  The program not only provides recycling solutions for Tweed-branded cannabis packaging, it also encourages consumers to recycle their empty cannabis packaging from any Canadian licensed producer. The program accepts any and all cannabis packaging, including outer plastic packaging, inner plastic packaging, tins, tubes, plastic bottles, plastic caps and flexible plastic bags.   Consumers are invited to drop off their used cannabis packaging at participating Tweed | TerraCycle retail locations. They may also register online for free pre-paid shipping labels to mail in their empty containers for recycling.

VANCOUVER – Thought leaders, innovators and global brands will converge on Vancouver over the next two days for the ninth annual Zero Waste Conference, hosted by Metro Vancouver.   The 2019 Zero Waste Conference brings change-makers and innovators from different sectors and around the globe to share their insights and winning strategies.   The two-day forum will highlight successes, pitfalls and opportunities as businesses and communities shift to zero waste principals, through in-depth sessions on business model transformation, plastics, design innovation and circular cities.   TIME AND LOCATION Wednesday, October 30: 8:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Thursday, October 31: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.   Vancouver Convention Centre East, 999 Canada Place Vancouver, BC V6C 3C1   SPEAKERS INCLUDE:  

• Opening Keynote Skylar Tibbits – Founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Skylar will provoke audiences to radically reimagine how we use materials and interact with products in our daily lives – his vision is a world where buildings, products and machines are capable of self-assembly, repair and replication, without robotic parts.
• Closing Keynote Valerie Craig – Deputy to the Chief Scientist and Vice President of Operating Programs, National Geographic Society, Valerie will amplify the great challenges presented by plastics waste, questioning how we got here and discovering potential solutions that will require global thinking and human ingenuity.
• Harald Friedl, CEO, Circle Economy – Harald will share insights on how to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy: can it be the key to tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and diminishing resources?
• Arthur Huang – With a vision where everything from consumer goods to buildings is made from recycled materials, Arthur is singlehandedly accelerating the shift to the circular economy. Through his company Miniwiz, he has created TRASHPRESSO, a portable, solar-powered recycling platform that turns plastic into new products in only ten minutes.
• Tom Szaky – The founder of TerraCycle and Loop, Tom presents a new way of shopping that eliminates single-use packaging. In Loop, products are delivered directly to customers in durable containers that are then collected and refilled at least a hundred times before being recycled.
• The conference also welcomes as speakers executives from Subaru, Unilever, Nature’s Path Foods, Canadian Tire, Ellen MacArther Foundation, The Finnish Innovation Fund: SITRA, Ocean Wise, City of Helsinki, Smart Prosperity Institute, Arup Canada, Cascades Recovery+, The Natural Step Canada, Recyc-Quebec, Metabolic, Recycling Council of Alberta, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Coast Range Cannabis, owned by Comox residents Sheila and Chris Rivers, began operations at 221C Church Street, next to Church Street Bakery and Church Street Taphouse.   According to Sheila Rivers, the store will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., seven days a week.   “We realize our clients lead busy lives, so we want to ensure we are available to serve them at their convenience.”   The completely renovated, architecturally-designed interior of Coast Range Cannabis is bright and modern and stocked with a wide variety of cannabis products, including dried flowers, oils, capsules, and sprays.   The store is focused on the smaller licenced producers of British Columbia.   “As a boutique store, we can stock an excellent selection of B.C. craft cannabis, including farms from the Okanagan and Whistler. As Vancouver Island craft cannabis comes available, you can be sure to find it at Coast Range.”   The store is focused on providing the highest quality product from the most reliable growers. This extends to the budget-conscious consumer.   “We feel our customers are going to be very happy when they see the large variety of products we offer here,” said Rivers.   As a locally owned business, Coast Range Cannabis is looking forward to becoming highly involved in the community.   “We plan to have charity proceed days where a portion of sales go directly to a local charity or non-profit,” added Chris Rivers. “Additionally, we are the only retail cannabis store in the Comox Valley to offer the Tweed X TerraCycle program. Since 2018 this initiative has collected over 1 million pieces of cannabis packaging for recycling. We want everyone to drop by the store and recycle their cannabis packaging – whether purchased from Coast Range or not.”

These last weeks, I tested the new products of the brand Landish. It's a Montreal company to discover!  

Landish products

  The brand specializes in protein products with bars and drink powder. Made from great foods, the products contain crickets, mushrooms or algae such as spirulina. Bars come in 6 flavors and powders in 5 varieties.       The bars are low in sugar, no gluten, no nuts or peanuts. The powders are without added sugar and that's cool! The products are made from healthy ingredients and provide the perfect dose of protein to start the day or to have energy during a physical activity.   In addition, the company is committed to the environment! She has teamed up with TerraCycle to recycle its packaging, I find it really cool! All businesses should do the same thing. And she also plants a tree for every order made online and in Quebec. Serious, these are really great initiatives!  

My opinion on the products

  For starters, I really like the design and shape of the bars. They are thin and very compact, it does not take up space in a bag or pocket. Then the tastes are great: spirulina and chocolate, spirulina and vanilla / coconut, mushroom reishi chocolate / espresso or crickets and apples / cinnamon powder. The flavors are original and the tastes are pleasant. I really liked the flavors of these bars.       I ate them on a hike, before and after workout and in the morning before going to work. And honestly, the bars are so compact and supportive that each gave me 2 snacks! This is the kind of bar I take on a trip, perfect for filling hunger when we have not had time to eat. They fit well in the backpack.       I liked the protein powder. It's not the kind of product I consume, so I do not have a comparison. But I liked tested with almond milk and a banana. My smoothie was delicious and especially perfect to hold all morning! I really appreciate this product, it is a beautiful discovery. Again, good ingredients good for us, I like that!   If you are a consumer of this kind of products, this new Montreal brand is to be discovered and adopted! Beautiful products and beautiful values, it does not take more to be addicted.

Orange Coco zero-waste grocery store in Granby offers a second life to the packaging of treats that will multiply, Halloween requires. The place will be one of the drop-off points where it will be possible to deposit empty packaging for recycling.   "Every little bit counts. Starting this initiative, it may be a big wave, "says Catherine Girard, one of the two co-owners of the Empire Street trade.   His partner, Isabelle Guilmain, recently saw a publication on the social networks of the founders of the project Effect PH. They have partnered with various companies and institutions, mainly from the Eastern Townships, to collect Halloween chocolate and candy packaging. Ms. Guilmain says she liked the idea so much that she contacted them so that Orange Coco was also a base.   Ecocentres in Granby and Waterloo are also included in the list of places where it will be possible to deposit these packages. All of this will be entrusted to the company Terracycle, which specializes in upgrading waste that is difficult to recycle, according to Effect PH, which defines itself as "a medium of inspiration and education for people wishing to make a change in their way of life. consumption, wanting to have a positive impact on the environment and wishing to live a satisfying life ".   Orange Coco has invited its customers on its Facebook page to drop its candy packaging in the tray it will install for this purpose until mid-November. And the news has sparked enthusiasm. It has been shared nearly 200 times. The two associates also passed the message to the schools their daughters attend.   "Despite the zero waste, Halloween, it remains a party for children, said Catherine Girard. Candy in bulk, it's not hygienic in Halloween bags. But it's possible to be eco-friendly by ensuring that candy wrappers are recycled. "

The store is the Valley’s only locally owned and operated retail cannabis shop   Oct. 30, 2019 11:30 a.m.   The Comox Valley’s only locally owned and operated recreational cannabis retailer is open to the public Oct. 30.   Coast Range Cannabis, owned by Comox residents Sheila and Chris Rivers, began operations at 221C Church Street, next to Church Street Bakery and Church Street Taphouse.   According to Sheila Rivers, the store will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., seven days a week.   “We realize our clients lead busy lives, so we want to ensure we are available to serve them at their convenience.”   The completely renovated, architecturally-designed interior of Coast Range Cannabis is bright and modern and stocked with a wide variety of cannabis products, including dried flowers, oils, capsules, and sprays.   The store is focused on the smaller licenced producers of British Columbia.   “As a boutique store, we can stock an excellent selection of B.C. craft cannabis, including farms from the Okanagan and Whistler. As Vancouver Island craft cannabis comes available, you can be sure to find it at Coast Range.”   The store is focused on providing the highest quality product from the most reliable growers. This extends to the budget-conscious consumer.   “We feel our customers are going to be very happy when they see the large variety of products we offer here,” said Rivers.   As a locally owned business, Coast Range Cannabis is looking forward to becoming highly involved in the community.   “We plan to have charity proceed days where a portion of sales go directly to a local charity or non-profit,” added Chris Rivers. “Additionally, we are the only retail cannabis store in the Comox Valley to offer the Tweed X Terracycle program. Since 2018 this initiative has collected over 1 million pieces of cannabis packaging for recycling. We want everyone to drop by the store and recycle their cannabis packaging – whether purchased from Coast Range or not.”

When you eat gluten-free, it's not always easy to find  gluten-free snacks on the go or because you have not had time to cook.   here are my findings of gluten-free snacks:

The Landish bars: I had the chance to taste the  Landish bars and powders ,  made base  of spirulina, Reishi mushroom or powder of cricket! They are manufactured in Montreal.

J e hear you : " not the crickets powder !!! "  .You can  start with the two varieties that contain pas.J ' like bars made from sustainable ingredients, lactose free, gluten free. The company is associated e TerraCycle to turn their waste common and make  park benches, they also make sure that every order,   a tree is planted  in Quebec. A nice range of snacks to discover!

Kashi new bar re s, Joi, energy bars and bar res  nuts

simply protein offers bar re s and chips that are from pea isolate or soy .L e small bag of crunch s offer 16g of protein , and the bar re s 15g protein s, c ertain n ' have only that  1 to 4  g sugar! Nutritional information is very well written on the bar re s and chips!

Pure protein is a bar of 20g protein s and 3g sugar

Taste of nature, tender bars

Special K launches of years the gluten with s 're Nourish bars

King Bar

 

Made good made peanut free granola bars, it can go in children's lunch box

HoneyBar, bars Quinoa and cranberry s

Tutti gourmet

Plentils : lentil chips by Enjoy life

protein iögo

Prana

Crispy minis

Lunberg rice and quinoa, 5 grains

Milk chocolate rice cake, it's so good !!!!

·         Cashew salt and pepper Lalumière