Winnipeg Free Press

Cleaning up our act

A few months ago, all used computer paper, empty plastic bottles and spent batteries at the Winnipeg Free Press offices ended up in the trash. Updated 11:32 AM

1. A mixed bag

   AS the lowly plastic bag takes a beating and shoppers take up reusable totes instead, it's easy to look at bioplastics and see environmental salvation -- or at least a happy middle-ground.

   Updated 11:40 AM

2. Rotten luck

   Beyond blue box recycling, one of the easiest ways homeowners can cut down on the number of garbage bags they send to the landfill is by composting. Updated 11:30 AM

3. This old house

   It may be one of Winnipeg's top historic properties, but staff at the Legislative Building are grappling with the same question as many homeowners: how do you make an old house eco-friendly? Updated 8:42 AM

4. A day for the planet

   So what are you doing on April 22nd? Updated 10:06 AM

5. Beyond plastic

   It didn't take long for the woman in line behind me at the grocery store to notice the tote bag in my hands, 99-cent price tag still attached. Updated 7:45 AM

6. The case for organic

   IF you're like me, you have stood dazed and confused in the produce section of the supermarket wondering whether it is worth the money to spend the extra $3 on the organic apples or buy the cheaper Granny Smith's on a nearby counter. What exactly are we paying extra for? Is organic food that much healthier for us and the environment? And how do we know for sure that this expensive organic apple was grown any differently than the lower-priced version?

   Updated 7:50 AM

7. You've got mail

   SO much for the paperless revolution -- at least where junk mail is concerned. Updated 2:12 PM

8. 'Tis the season

   INSTEAD of dreaming of a white Christmas, many people are looking forward to a green holiday this year. Updated 12:22 PM

9. Do the right thing

   OLD cans of paint, half-empty hairspray bottles and a drawer full of dead alkaline batteries: It's the sort of clutter that's easy to hoard, but hard to get rid of without harming the environment. Updated 8:03 AM

10. Think small, save big

    IT'S time to pile on the blankets and crank up the thermostat. Updated 4:40 PM

11. Solving the SOV jam

    ONE car, one driver, no passengers: that's the challenge for Beth McKechnie, who co-ordinates green commuting projects for Resource Conservation Manitoba. Updated 4:02 PM

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