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Earlier this year, CBC News revealed that here in Toronto, 26% of our recycling is contaminated (compared to say, 4.6% in Vancouver). A contaminated product–a jar that hasn’t been completely rinsed, for example–can deem an entire bag of recycling unusable, meaning despite good intentions, landfills are often the final destination. Sigh. This is even more problematic when […]

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Last week a pilot whale was found struggling to swim in a canal in Thailand. The animal was quickly surrounded by people who attempted to help, but the damage had already been done. There was 17 pounds of plastic choking its stomach. Five days later the whale died, having consumed over 80 plastic bags and other […]

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For the last few months, I’ve been riding my bike to work. Though it’s allowed me to avoid the TTC and wedge in 30 minutes of exercise at the start and end of my work day, the downside is that it’s put me directly on the receiving end of all the traffic pollution. I cringe […]

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When it comes to popular weight-loss advice, most experts agree that it all comes down to “calories in and calories out.” So when we want to trim down, we usually go through the typical steps: reducing our fro-yo and wine intake, increasing our protein and water consumption, investing in some cute new runners and hitting […]

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