


Blue Roof – A Roof Made From Sewage Products
In Rotterdam, BlueCity is a Circular Economy incubator for companies developing technologies that create products from waste. So far they have about 12 companies that are working within their facilities – which are located in a defunct indoor tropical swimming...
BonApp launches its First Food Sharing fridge at le 5ième
BonApp, the brainchild of Geneviève Rousseau, is all about helping extra food stay out of the (new) compost program in Montreal. The idea is for people to share excess produce before it goes bad. To facilitate this exchange, BonApp is setting up its first 5 fridges...
Splosh – Eco-friendly Cleaning, Almost Zero Packaging Waste
If you read this blog enough, you know by now, that I hate waste. I hate that we have to throw out perfectly good packaging items such as spray bottles, glass jars, and cardboard shoe boxes. I reuse as many as I can but at some point, there is a limit. So, when I...
EuroShield Recycled Rubber Roofing System
EuroShield recycled rubber roofing offers a premium roofing product made from recycled tires. If properly installed, the product offers a lifetime warranty. It is also maintenance free.
Funky Tree tables from Nickadoo
Instead of turning felled trees into firewood, Nicole Belanger turns them into individual works of art. Her company, Nickadoo, is in gallery in the distillery district in Toronto and a workshop in Lac Brome, the Eastern Townships, Quebec. Nicole says, about her work,...
Festive Silver Chair “Don’t Junk it Funk it” Tips from Designers: Jim Connelly and Peter De Sousa
It’s Arts and Crafts day at BEC Green!! Jim and Peter tell us how to take an old piece of furniture and turn it into something fun. Just follow the instructions below to make this sparkly silver chair. (Editor’s note: I’ve added links to some of the...
iQ line of Cleaners — Smart Cleaners, Smart Packaging
iQ cleaners provide non-toxic cleaners in a smarter packaged system. Use their patented REFillable bottle with their small cartridge and fill with your own tap water. Saves energy and money.