UPDATED January 4, 2022. As of January 4, 2022, the GreenUP Store & Resource Centre continues to be open for in-store shopping from 10am-5pm Monday through Friday and from 10am-4pm on Saturdays. We will remain closed on Sundays. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and through consultation with Peterborough Public Health, we have taken the […]

By Jackie Donaldson, Coordinator, GreenUP If you could grant the Peterborough region a special gift for 2022, what would it be? This is part two of our 3-part holiday column series featuring the responses of local leaders to the question, “What is your green wish for our community for 2022?” Last week, we featured the […]

By Jackie Donaldson, Coordinator at GreenUP When tossing around ideas to end 2021 and ring in the New Year, GreenUP staff combined two of their most favourite things: sustainable solutions and our vibrant community. The result? A topic that is hopeful, intriguing, and celebratory, and that taps into the local community to share hope and […]

By Laura Keresztesi, Program Coordinator at GreenUP What are your associations with fruit at this time of year? When I peel a sweet clementine, I’m transported to holiday gatherings at my grandparent’s cozy home. We had stockings at Christmas. The toe of each stocking was a round ball of citrus – usually grapefruit for us. […]

By Leif Einarson, Communications Manager at GreenUP December marks the turning point between seasons and between years. This is a chance to increase how much we appreciate what’s right in front of us by looking both forwards and backwards. Spending time in nature can help us with this reflection while also providing many health benefits. […]

This Month’s Zero Waste Feature is a comprehensive guide to zero waste living entitled, Zero Waste Home. Author and advocate, Bea Johnson has compiled recipes and strategies which can help you reduce household waste. “Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage per year, and their overall […]

By Kristen LaRocque, Coordinator of the GreenUP Store and Resource Centre ‘Tis the season for gifting. As the snow arrives, we are inundated with reminders to want stuff and buy things, both for ourselves and for loved ones. According to Zero Waste Canada, household waste increases by more than 25% over the holidays. Wrapping paper, […]

GreenUP is hiring an Education Program Coordinator. Please download the full job description at the link below. Term: 3 days/week with 5 days/week June – August, pending funding Compensation: $20.00/hr with access to some employment benefits Desired Start Date: January 2022 Location: various locations, Peterborough, Ontario – Mix of on-site at GreenUP Ecology Park, at […]

By Leif Einarson, Communications Manager at GreenUP You may recall the article I wrote a few weeks ago about COP26 and why it matters locally and globally. COP26 is now over. Did they keep alive the goal of restricting global warming to 1.5 degrees? The general consensus I see from climate change experts is that […]

Hayley Goodchild, Neighbourhood and Residential Programs Coordinator, GreenUP “What age do you consider to be old?” That’s the provocative question at the heart of a video from the Disrupt Aging campaign by AARP that has garnered more than 1.3 million views on YouTube since 2016. The video debunks stereotypes about aging by inviting millennials and […]