RICHMOND HILL, ON, Aug. 8, 2017 /CNW/ - Staples Canada has released its first quarter sustainability update and environmental achievements. Highlights of the report include steady growth for many in-store recycling initiatives, including battery and writing instruments programs.
"Our recycling programs and sustainability initiatives have started the year off on a strong note," said Leigh Pearson, director of facilities, environment and procurement at Staples Canada. "We are always looking for ways to help our customers and associates make a positive impact on the environment."
RICHMOND HILL, ON, le 8 août 2017 /CNW/ - Staples/Bureau en Gros dévoile un rapport de son premier trimestre en matière de durabilité et de ses dernières réalisations environnementales. Parmi les points saillants du rapport, on compte la croissance soutenue de plusieurs initiatives de recyclage en succursale, dont le recyclage de pile et des instruments d'écriture usagés.
« Nos programmes de recyclage et nos initiatives en matière de durabilité ont commencé l'année en force », déclare Leigh Pearson, directrice des services des installations, de l'environnement et de l'approvisionnement chez Staples/Bureau en Gros. « Nous cherchons toujours des façons d'aider nos clients et nos associés à avoir un impact positif sur l'environnement. »
Nous pouvons déjà voir des publicités à la télé et à la radio nous incitant à préparer la rentrée scolaire... et à faire des achats! Peut-on consommer de manière responsable et réduire notre empreinte environnementale en cette période de l'année? Nous en parlons Amélie Côté, spécialiste en gestion des matières résiduelles et blogueuse à
bricabacs.com.
Laval’s École Paul-VI has snagged third place in a nation-wide recycling contest.
By sending snack pouches to be recycled through recycling firm TerraCycle’s Snack Pouch Recycling Program and by submitting daily votes for their school, they were second runner-up won a $100 prize for their school, in addition to local bragging rights.
École Paul-VI of the Commission scolaire de Laval collected a total of 1001 pieces of recyclable waste during the contest period.
The “Ready, Set, GoGo!” recycling contest was launched by TerraCycle and GoGo squeeZ applesauce snack brand in February for schools throughout Canada.
More workshops, art installations, food vendors and new sustainability efforts are in the works for both campers and day-trippers to this year’s River & Sky music and camping festival, which takes place July 20-23 at Fishers' Paradise near Field.
The festival, set on the Sturgeon River, is known for featuring some 40 emerging Canadian bands over its four days, including this year’s headliners Wintersleep, Timber Timbre, PUP and Weaves.
But River &Sky also works on ways to present sustainable arts, and to feature art installations by visual artists and the creations of local crafters, as well as run workshops appealing to a wide variety of ages and interests.
"This year, not only do we have an amazing line-up of musicians but we also have an amazing line-up of workshops that are River & Sky inspired,” Melanie Alkins, a vendor, crafter and workshop lead for the festival, said.
This year the festival has more than 20 sessions on 14 topics. They are all free for attendees. Fan favourites, such as puppetry with Kimberley Howe, morning yoga with Liz O’Hara and a movement workshop with Shannon Falconi of North Bay’s Global Groove, are returning.
New skills-based workshops include fixing your bike with Stefan Poliquan of North Bay’s The Wheelhouse; canoe trip tips and tarp-tying with Carissa Bender and Meghan Walsh; how to string your guitar and proper intonation with Marc-André Dubosq; and taking a herbal walk with Miranda Martel to learn about edible plants.
Expanded list of workshops, art installations and more for 2017 festival
More workshops, art installations, food vendors, and new sustainability efforts are in the works for both campers and day-trippers at this year’s River & Sky Music/Camping Festival, July 20 - 23.
The festival, set on the Sturgeon River at Fishers’ Paradise in the community of Field, is known for featuring some 40 emerging Canadian bands over its four days, including this year’s headliners Wintersleep, Timber Timbre, PUP and Weaves.
But R&S also works on ways to present arts sustainability, feature art installations by visual artists and the creations of local crafters, as well as run workshops appealing to a wide variety of ages and interests.
The Town of Okotoks' commitment to recycling has benefited the Okotoks Food Bank.
Through the Febreze Frenzy nationwide contest, which launched in March with TerraCycle and Febreze, the Town recycled pieces of home care and air freshener products which typically aren't considered recyclable.Okotoks won the contest by recycling a total of 1,724 pieces.
To recognize the win, TerraCycle and Febreze awarded the Town with a $200 credit that's redeemable for cash to any school or organization.
Mississauga’s famous RBC twin towers in the Meadowvale area have diverted more than 1.5 million cigarette butts in the past three years to save the environment.
Triovest, a commercial real estate management and advisory company that manages the RBC buildings located at 6880 Financial Dr. in Mississauga, runs one-of-a-kind recycling program under which it recycles cigarette waste.
Every day, the cleaning staff at the site collects cigarette butts from dozens of ashtrays around the building and instead of dumping them into the garbage, stores them in a fire-rated container.
Once a reasonable quantity is collected, it is shipped to the U.S. for recycling.
“Recycling is the right thing to do and we do the same as most companies do on other sites in terms of recycling batteries, electronic waste, paper products, general waste and mixed waste,” said Lello Gugliucciello, general manager of Triovest. “But then we were looking for something different.”
Mississauga’s famous RBC twin towers in the Meadowvale area have diverted more than 1.5 million cigarette butts in the past three years to save the environment.
Triovest, a commercial real estate management and advisory company that manages the RBC buildings located at 6880 Financial Dr. in Mississauga, runs one-of-a-kind recycling program under which it recycles cigarette waste.
Every day, the cleaning staff at the site collects cigarette butts from dozens of ashtrays around the building and instead of dumping them into the garbage, stores them in a fire-rated container.
Once a reasonable quantity is collected, it is shipped to the U.S. for recycling.
“Recycling is the right thing to do and we do the same as most companies do on other sites in terms of recycling batteries, electronic waste, paper products, general waste and mixed waste,” said Lello Gugliucciello, general manager of Triovest. “But then we were looking for something different.”
On Saturday, June 24, we joined
AquaVan 150 on their cross-Canada travels and hosted an immensely successful Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup on Petrie Island in Ottawa, in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation.
In total, 64 volunteers joined us to clean up the island’s shoreline. Volunteers were also treated by the
Friends of Petrie Island to a fantastic introduction of the island’s natural ecology, most notably an up close look at some of their resident
turtle species. Together, we removed 186 kilograms of litter (roughly the weight of 372 adult female painted turtles). Way to go team! Some of the junk removed included: 271 bottle caps, 39 utensils, six tires, 309 cigarette butts and more than 1,000 tiny plastics. Our 17 bags full of rigid plastics were sent off to
TerraCycle Canada’s new
Beach Plastic Cleanup Program, to help recycle these hard-to-process items and prevent them from reaching landfill. This year’s most unusual item found was a satellite dish … we’re still wondering what the story behind that one is.
