Articles by GreenUP
For more than 20 years, GreenUP has been central and eastern Ontario's leading organization focused on issues of environmental education, sustainability, and stewardship.
GreenUP is a non-profit charity and an active community organization that offers dozens of programs and services to those living in the Peterborough & Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario. GreenUP's programs focus on facilitating positive action and provide the tools to make small changes in the home or cottage that can create a large and lasting impact on our environment.
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Grade 8 students ride Peterborough Transit for free during March Break
Transit Quest program helps prepare students for a future using public transportation.
5 things you can do right now to help with climate change
Make changes to the way you travel, use energy, use water, eat, and dispose of waste.
Help wild bees this spring by building a bee hotel
Learn how homemade backyard nests can help protect pollinators at April workshop.
Make today the first day of your litterless winter
Take a few simple steps now to reduce the need for spring clean-ups.
New online interactive map makes it easy to fill your water bottle around town
Decrease your use of single-use plastic bottles by using BlueWptbo.ca to find out where you can get free refills.
Celebrate Winter Bike to Work Day on February 10
Leave the car behind next Friday and try cycling to work.
Choosing fast fashion has environmental impacts across the globe
Tips for reducing your clothing, and carbon, foodprint.
Explore the environment through film at ReFrame Film Festival
Three-day festival kicks off with feature film The Eagle Huntress on January 26.
Clearing the way without salt this winter
Environmentally friendly alternatives are also more effective at lower temperatures.
Help our feathered friends this winter by becoming a backyard birder
Watching and feeding birds is a great activity for the entire family.
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