10 Sustainable Gift Ideas for the Holidays

10 Sustainable Gift Ideas for the Holidays

It’s that time of year again – big box stores are advertising their cheaply made toys, sparkly decor, blinking lights and mountains of treats, so that everyone may have a holiday season filled with sugar, glitter and of course, plastic! It’s a time of...
How we Recovered 1 Million Pounds of Food

How we Recovered 1 Million Pounds of Food

The reFRESH Cowichan Food Recovery Program hit a significant milestone at the end of 2022: Since its inception in 2018, the program had recovered over 1 MILLION pounds of food!Having created an intricate closed loop distribution system, the program not only reduces...
How you can save money by reducing waste

How you can save money by reducing waste

Reducing the amount of waste used is a great way to lessen your negative environmental impact. As people in the world grow increasingly environmentally-conscious, sustainability and zero-waste initiatives have become quite popular, with trendy zero-waste stores and...
Paper or Plastic?

Paper or Plastic?

Grocery store shoppers have long debated whether paper or plastic is better for the environment, and it’s widely been accepted that paper is the more eco-friendly option, as trees are a renewable resource. However, it turns out it’s not quite that simple! The problem...
Why you should reTHINK best before dates

Why you should reTHINK best before dates

In Canada, a lot of perfectly good food gets thrown away. One of the major reasons for this is the ‘best-before’ dates that are written on food labels. It’s a common misconception that these dates mean that the food is spoiled or unsafe to eat. However, this generally...