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"DID YOU KNOW that North American families on average do 300 loads of laundry per year? Laundry detergents can cause environmental concern due to the chemicals in them. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some major concerns include: toxicity to animals, eutrophication and health problems in people. To minimize these harmful effects you can take action by making your own natural laundry detergent! Here's how: - ½ cup of vinegar & 1 heaping tbsp of salt TIP: If a laundry load is smelly, add baking soda to help remove the smell! - Buy Wool Dryer Balls. These dryer balls cost around $10 and they still work well 3 YEARS LATER! - Add essential oil such as Lemongrass to the wool dryer balls to make your clothes smell amazing! Now that SPRING is here, it is a great opportunity to save EXTRA on energy and money by hanging your laundry to dry outside." Thanks to our volunteer Erin Vankemenade from St. Thomas for these awesome #green tips! #RandomActsofGreen

“It’s exam season and because of all of the extra stress exams seem to bring, students tend to prioritize convenience over consciousness. This convenience usually means buying packaged food from the campus grocery store or even throwing snacks into plastic Ziploc bags before heading to the library. To avoid the purchase or use of unnecessary plastic, I always bring snacks from home using my Litsie bags! These reusable snack bags are eco-friendly and PVC free; they are so convenient for packing lunches and are a great way to be environmentally conscious when working with a busy schedule. Through the use of these bags, I have been able to reduce my consumption of plastic and have completely cut out plastic Ziploc bags!” Thank you Emily for this amazing #RandomActofGreen and for volunteering for our #Green Spotted Program! You rock! Every little bit matters

Delighted to be attending the @onenvironment Impact Measurement and Evaluation Workshop today! We are happy to be a shining #green star alongside these climate change warriors :)

Check out Griffin's Greenhouses staff member, Erin. She is working high in the greenhouse canopy and "deadheading" or removing spent blooms in the hanging basket crop at Griffin's Greenhouses. Deadheading removes faded or dead plants from powers to help maintain plant's appearance and improve their overall performance to keep them clean and green. Over 3000 hanging baskets are grown locally at Griffin’s Greenhouses - mostly all in fibre pots, like those pictured. Fibre pots are environmentally friendly and benefit the plants and allow the plants’ roots to remain cool & stress free. These pots: - are good for drainage; - allow air flow to ensure oxygen gets right to the plants' roots; and - allow for better growing conditions You can check out Griffin's Greenhouses at 3026 Lakefield Rd, Peterborough for more information on the upcoming spring gardening season! Their staff would be happy to help answer your questions. @griffinsgreenhouses

"I am always excited about my birthday, because it falls so closely to EARTH day! So, I get to celebrate turning a year older while also drawing attention to a passion of mine- amplifying the positive things happening for our environment. I like to say it's my bi-EARTH-day ;) I hope you can all celebrate our planet in some way. Maybe you can commit a #RandomActofGreen like carpool, pull out your bike for the spring, get outside, compost, or eat a vegetarian meal. Here's me sipping a margarita out of my stainless steel straw. Yum!" #sustainability #sustsinable #strawless #dontsuck #green #gogreen #earthday #earth #earthweek

"Did you know that the average woman will spend an average of $2,600 on menstrual products and the products create between 125-150kg of waste!? That’s a lot of money… AND garbage! The waste is particularly hard to deal with because it is made of plastic and other chemicals. Neither break down in landfill – and they aren’t good for our health. At Garden of Eden Reusables, we sell cloth menstrual pads made from natural fibres, cotton, organic bamboo, fleece and hemp. The pads can transition from menstrual use to incontinence use when needed and last 5 years – they can even be used as cleaning rags after! Reusable cloth pads from Garden of Eden are an excellent way to drastically reduce your waste AND save you money over your lifetime. Isn’t it time you made the switch?! Ladies, try it out for Earth Month as your #RandomActofGreen!" Visit them on social media or take a look at their website: https://www.gardenofedenreusables.com/

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