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Green Choices: Home

There are many ways to care for the planet that we depend on for life. This guide will show you how to make green choices every day.

What green choices have you already made in your life?

There are so many green choice options. Perhaps you take public transportation, bike, or walk instead of drive. Maybe you recycle or compost. Do you buy fewer things or have you reduced your use of single-use plastics? If you borrow from the library, you've already made one green choice. This guide shares many more.

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What's new in the collection?

Climate change

*NEW* Winnipeg food waste drop-off locations

For every tonne of food waste we keep out of the landfill, we keep two tonnes of CO2 out of the atmosphere.

The City of Winnipeg and Green Action Centre have created a program where Winnipeg residents can bring food waste for composting to convenient locations across the city.

Have you heard of the MRF (Murph)?

The City of Winnipeg uses a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) to process the recyclables you put in your blue cart. The MRF processes the recycling from approximately 40,000 Winnipeg homes every weekday. 

What's my environmental impact?

The term used to describe this is "ecological footprint". Your ecological footprint measures how fast you use resources and create waste compared to how fast nature can absorb your waste and make new resources. The higher your footprint, the more changes you need to make to reduce your impact on the earth.

Calculate your footprint

Footprint calculators make things simpler for us. Enter the information required and the calculator will measure how much you depend on the environment and how your choices impact the planet. Start here if you're wondering where to focus your environmental protection efforts.

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Organizations for green learning

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