"It's becoming well-documented that eating a lot of meat can be harmful for the planet.   The special report on climate change and land by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes plant-based diets as a major opportunity for mitigating and...

This month, we are hosting our special plant-based webinar, Taco-Bout Plant-Based Diets . We are excited to bust some of the myths about plant-based eating and host a COOK-OFF with 4 of our esteemed Green Act Business Members - including La Dee Da Sauces, The Very...

We've all been struggling with finding things to do this summer because of COVID-19.  One activity that has been deemed "low-risk" is camping with small groups of people. Campgrounds have been steadily booked up and people are returning to local tourism. We are being...

In Canada, 63 per cent of plastic waste is made up of single-use plastics and packaging. The majority of this waste ends up in landfills, incinerators or as litter in the environment. One such plastic called polystyrene, which makes up Styrofoam, is toxic, hard to...

Globally, we produce a lot of food waste that has huge environmental and economic impacts. Annually, we produce 6-8 million tonnes of seafood waste globally – and that doesn’t even include other types of food waste! What some people don’t realize is how costly seafood...

Did you know that globally, ONLY 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled? The remainder sits in landfills or is left to the natural environment, much of which eventually enters our oceans.  So how can we, as consumers, reduce or eliminate our personal...