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By Jaime Akiyama, GreenUP Transportation & Urban Design Coordinator and Active and Safe Routes to School Chair When kids become comfortable using transit at a young age, it allows them to be life-long users. Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough has a fleet of transit programs that support getting kids on public transit. These […]

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 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 […]

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 Kristen LaRocque, GreenUP Store Coordinator School is around the corner and with it comes the usual back to school shopping but also some new vocabulary. Boomerang Lunches refer to lunches where any and all food packaging sent to school goes home with the child. Litterless Lunches, however, are lunches with little or no packaging, […]

by Kristen Larocque, GreenUP Store Coordinator It’s summertime and the livin’ is easy! Beachside picnics and road trips may be on the horizon for your family this season. Have you ever noticed how food just tastes better outside? When I was a child, the highlight of summertime ventures often included the fun meals and snacks […]

by Laura Keresztesi, GreenUP NeighbourPLAN Coordinator Have you ever thought about how street space that is generally reserved for cars, trucks, and busses, could adapt and morph into another kind of space that would add more vibrancy to our community? It’s a great time of year to get outside with ease and in the comfort […]

by Danica Jarvis, GreenUP Environmental Education Coordinator The warm weather has arrived and it’s here to stay. With it brings the annual spring cleaning fever, as we clean out our closets, tuck away our winter coats, and tidy up around our yards. It’s also a great time to check on your composter! What better time […]