Special pick up schedule for holiday tree
There are two ways to recycle and transform your holiday tree into mulch :
2512, 2019
1311, 2019
The recycling bin is not the new garbage can
A few years ago Canadians were shocked to see news footage of containers full of dirty recyclables and garbage turning up in Asia. Fed up with the poor quality material we were shipping, China now refuses recyclables from Canada. Personally, I think it is great that they refuse our recyclables, as it is time that […]
205, 2018
FORMAL FRIPERIE: NOTRE PROM DE GRÂCE
For the last couple of years, I have wanted to work on an ecological graduation plan, but I never seemed to find the time to organize all the various activities that I wanted to do. Mea culpa!
This year, Sharon Sweeney of the NDG community council beat me to it, by organizing a prom-dress and suit […]
1904, 2018
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION 2018
The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sunday May 27th, 2018, at cour de voirie municipale, 2140, avenue Madison, angle Saint-Jacques.
Accepted materials for HHW collection include:
– CFL bulbs;
– Leftover latex or alkyd paint;
– Used motor oils;
– AAA to D alkaline batteries;
– Automotive batteries;
– Cleaning products, acid or basic;
– Solvents, including turpentine and Varsol;
– Pesticides;
– Chlorine for swimming pools, other oxidants;
– […]
703, 2018
Ecological Questions: fridge magnets
Would you like a fridge magnet to remind you where to look on-line for answers to your ecological questions? Would you like a sticker that reminds you what is and is not recyclable? Either one would be a handy reminder to stick on your fridge. Both are available free at your Eco-quartier NDG.
703, 2018
How language interns benefit the environment
Over the years, the language students have participated in a myriad of volunteer activities. These include making eco-cleaners, hosting kiosks, promoting recycling door-to-door, writing blog posts, and the list goes on.
For the student, it is an opportunity to learn new vocabulary while doing what are usually new tasks for them. I can absolutely relate to […]
2102, 2018
Zero waste conference with Bea Johnson
She also discovered some strange habits that we have. In a typical closet we wear 20% of the clothes all the time, and the other 80% are ‘in case clothes’ (in case we are invited to a wedding, we have an interview, we finally lose that weight, etc). Bea only has full-time clothes, she donated […]
1402, 2018
How Eco-quartier became part of the Prevention CDN-NDG Family
The City of Montréal’s Environmental Program (Éco-quartier) was created in 1995, during Pierre Bourque’s term in office. Originally, each of the city’s 51 electoral district had its own office with separate staff, offices and projects. Each was administered by various locally established groups. Éco-quartier’s mandate is to promote eco-civism and environmental education, encouraging citizens to […]
1402, 2018
The new R is “Refuse!”
We all know that the term ‘3R’ is actually an abbreviation of the three ways to reduce the waste of our resources:
- Reduce
- Reuse
- RecycleBut there is a new, fourth R to consider ‘refuse’. These are simple but powerful words. You can lighten your carbon footprint simply by refusing things that can produce waste and […]
1402, 2018
New year’s resolutions because of the recycling crisis
As the New Year has arrived many people have started working on their New Year’s resolutions – beginning to change their behaviour and habits. Let us all take this as an opportunity to rethink our approach to reducing waste.
You may have heard by now, but in the beginning of 2018, China changed its way of […]