Written by Holy Angels Catholic School on 02 May 2019
SCHREIBER, ON – The staff and students at Holy Angels Catholic School recently participated in the Plastic Bag Grab Challenge sponsored by Recycling Council of Ontario and Walmart. The students challenged their school to find ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic bags. Since 2016, more [Read more]
Written by Holy Angels Catholic School on 22 October 2015
SCHREIBER, ON – This week, the Grade 1/2 class at Holy Angels School are participating in the of Waste-Free Lunches. From October 19th to 23rd students are observing, sorting and recording their own classroom lunch materials.The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is a province wide initiative run [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge Public School on 23 October 2013
PROMOTING WASTE-FREE LUNCHES AT MPS MANITOUWADGE, ON – In a world of so much fast and packaged food, discarded packaging is becoming an enormous problem for the environment. The students and staff at MPS take these ecological concerns very seriously and believe of taking action to be part [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 16 October 2013
by Recycling Council of Ontario National campaign focuses on people to solve Canada’s growing waste problem TORONTO, ON – Waste Reduction Week in Canada is calling on Canadians to rethink how they consume and what they throw away. Across Canada from October 15 to 21, schools, [Read more]
Written by Sean Irwin on 27 May 2013
Terrace Bay had a great turnout at its annual Hazardous Waste Recycling Day held on Saturday May 25, 2013. The collection event was visited by an estimated 90 vehicles dropping off hazardous waste materials that included paint, batteries, propane tanks, fluorescent lights and more. The materials [Read more]
Written by Our Lady of Lourdes on 19 October 2010
This Week is Waste Reduction Week in Ontario and across Canada. Waste Reduction Week, run through the Recycling Council of Ontario, aims to inform and engage people about the environmental and social ramifications of wasteful practices. It strives to educate, engage and empower everyone, [Read more]