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By CleanNorthJuly 22, 2023
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Find info quickly

For quick access to green living info: Click this post; click on How to Be Green in the top menu; […]

By CleanNorthJanuary 25, 2025
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Fight the urge to be cynical about recycling

Recycling fails when we collectively give up on it Since Circular Materials harmonized recycling collection across the province on January […]

By CleanNorthFebruary 26, 2026
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What the new natural burial by-law will mean for Sault Ste. Marie

Honouring life, protecting the Earth By Sisley Comish, guest blogger A new by-law recently approved by the Sault Ste. Marie […]

By CleanNorthFebruary 16, 2026
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Clean North Releases Free New Guide to Organizing Repair Cafes

By guest blogger Sisley Comish Clean North has released Tears, Wears & Repairs: A Guide to Organizing Repair Cafes, a […]

By CleanNorthJanuary 27, 2026
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Want to grow native plants but can’t find any? Grow your own using winter sowing!

As part of our Invasive Plant Species Education Project, we urge gardeners to replace invasive plants with native ones. Native […]

By CleanNorthJanuary 2, 2026
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Invasive plants cause harm: How gardeners and property owners can help stop them

Check out the Sault/Algoma Grow Me Instead Guide for a list of locally concerning invasives as well as native/pollinator plant […]

By CleanNorthDecember 14, 2025
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Clean North wants your cut natural Christmas tree starting Boxing Day

Bring us your cut natural Christmas tree, and we’ll chip it into garden mulch! We will also be collecting: Where, […]

By CleanNorthNovember 29, 2025
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How can you trim your “waste” line during the holidays? Tips from Clean North

December brings us many holidays and celebrations, but too often, these events come with lots of waste. We have ideas […]

By CleanNorthNovember 29, 2025
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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?” […]

By CleanNorthNovember 29, 2025
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Give your broken stuff a second life at Repair Cafe Sault on October 18

Repair Cafe is returning to Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at […]

By CleanNorthOctober 12, 2025
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Want to collect native plant seed for sowing this fall/winter? We’ve got the scoop!

So you’ve decided you want to try grow your own native plants from seed. In this post, we offer advice […]

By CleanNorthOctober 1, 2025
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