Plastic bag bans: Help or hurt? How can we make sure they don’t hurt?
What happens when single-use bags are banned? It depends on what we use instead. Let’s look at the pros and […]
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What are your 2024 green resolutions?
Do you have any green wishes/resolutions for 2024? Here at Clean North, we hope for local industry to pollute less, […]
Fake or real Christmas tree? We help you weigh the pros and cons
More and more people are turning to artificial Christmas trees. Some like the convenience, while others worry that cutting down […]
Reducing plastic waste a priority for local design firm
How can businesses and institutions reduce plastic waste? We let Sheri Tuck, a LEED-accredited professional and registered interior designer with […]
Consider the environment before you vote—or we could all pay, pay, pay in the long run
Clean North is urging voters to not let the environment be shunted to the back seat during the provincial election. […]
How local women are repurposing plastic bags to help the homeless
By guest writer Abbi Johnston Did you know that each year in Canada up to 15 billion single-use plastic bags […]
‘Ex-sponge’ plastic and embrace compostable swedish dishcloths
Every plastic sponge and scrubber you and billions of other have ever bought still exists today — if not whole […]
What’s the “greenest” takeout container?
Short answer: Cardboard. Look for sustainable sources and recycled content, and try to recycle it. Please avoid so-called compostable plastic […]
Take a pass on bioplastics
Are bioplastics the answer to the plastic pollution crisis? NOPE. In fact, bioplastics are a bit of a fiasco! Here’s […]
ACTION ALERT: Should Canada ban single-use water bottles? Have your say!
Single-use plastic beverage containers, including water bottles, are not on the list of single-use plastics that the Government of Canada […]