By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist We waited long enough for it’s arrival and now that it’s here, let’s hope the snow is here to stay, at least for a while! While the snow makes the landscape look lovely this time of year, and many winter enthusiasts are happy to finally be hitting […]

By Kristen LaRocque, GreenUP Store & Resource Coordinator Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. It’s a day that is often considered to be just another over-consumptive holiday and an opportunity for retailers to increase sales. The seemingly obligatory chocolate, cards, and flowers soon end up in the landfill alongside the waste of Christmas. That being said […]

By Lindsay Stroud, GreenUP Transportation & Urban Design Manager In 2018 the provincial voice for cycling, Share the Road, released a document titled, #BikesCanDoThat. It details seven benefits that can be achieved when bikes become the daily vehicle of choice for more people in your community. Over the next year, we plan to dive into […]

By Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist We are officially just over two weeks into winter. Those who enjoy the snow may be disappointed with what this season has brought forth so far, while others may be relieved with the absence of shovelling, salting, and de-icing that are usual this time of year. Whether […]

By Jenn McCallum, GreenUP Coordinator, Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods As the New Year arrives, school and work will begin anew, but many of us will experience a certain melancholy as we prepare to endure the rest of the cold months ahead. That melancholy need not define the winter season for us. In Denmark, a more northern […]

by Karen Halley, GreenUP Communications & Marketing Specialist Household waste can increase more than 25% over the holidays. The majority of nearly half-a-million tonnes of holiday waste that goes to Canadian landfills each year is made up of discarded gift-wrapping and shopping bags. In Peterborough, and many other municipalities, plastic and foil wrapping paper, bubble […]

By Kristen LaRocque, GreenUP Store and Resource Centre Coordinator Black Friday was just over a week ago, and with it comes the holiday shopping season. While Black Friday conjures up images of shopping centre frenzies for popular gift items, and spending heaps of cash on hugely discounted goods, GreenUP invites you to consider an alternative. We […]

Autumn leaves make great mulch or compost on your property By: Dawn Pond, Depave Paradise and Downtown Vibrancy Project Coordinator; and Jenn McCallum, Coordinator, Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Autumn is the season with the shorter days, colder nights, and beautiful colours, and is also the season for raking leaves. Before you rake them up, consider that […]

GreenUP Ecology Park Manager, Vern Bastable takes us through the steps to properly plant a tree! Visit Ecology Park at 1899 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough ON on Oct. 13, 2018 10-4, for the best prices of the year on locally grown, native trees, shrubs, fruit trees, pollinator plants, are more! Then, let Vern help you get […]

by: Danica Jarvis – GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator GreenUP invites you to join us for our annual Family Night and Lantern Walk on Thursday, August 23rd at 6:00pm. The event will be held at GreenUP Ecology Park at 1899 Ashburnham Drive, and is a family favourite for the nature-loving, Peterborough community. Plenty of parking is […]