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Name of BusinessEmail contactBusiness websiteDescription on How Your Business is Environmentally Friendly
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Norwexphilp59@rogers.comhttps://sandraphilp.norwex.bizMission improving quality of life by reducing chemicals in our homes. Effective, sustainable products include microfibre, household and personal care items that help eliminate the use of harmful chemicals, reduce waste that threatens the environment. Quality products just using water and more products are from reclaimed Ocean bound plastic
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Auto-Tech N Tiredebra.autotechntire@gmail.comwww.autotechntire.caTo start Auto-Tech N Tire has reduced the number of Print materials by requesting invoicing to us by email, we also send invoicing and statements out by email rather them printing. We have gotten a recycling bin for Cardboard and paper shred at our location Rather then putting it all in Garbage Bin, we have signed up to send all our used oils and contaminants to the proper facilities for recycling and we are a registered Used Tire drop off location for proper disposal/recycle of tires. We have taken many steps to change how we dispose of products so as to not end up in the landfill.
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The Cutting Edge Hair & Spareception@the-cutting-edge.cawww.the-cutting-edge.caOur most effective going green initiative has been joining the Green Circle Salons. We recycle everything from foils to actual hair! PPE, Single Use Items, Haircolour tubes and actual haircolour gets recycled as well. We have significantly reduced our haircolour waste as well by using a colour management program called VISH. If there happens to be any excess colour it goes into a Green Circle container to be separated into water & oil with the water being cleaned & going back into the water system & the oil turned into clean energy or fuel.

In regards to our in Salon/Spa products & retail products; Redken products are now Cradle to Cradle Certified meaning they are majority composed of sustainable materials. Deva Curl products are made up of 50% ocean-bound plastic and our Sparitual nail polishes used for manicures & pedicures are vegan, cruelty and 12 free.

Our cleaning products such as the surface disinfecting sprays we use in the Salon & Spa are environmentally sustainable as well.

We recycle all cardboard & everyday recyclables as well (such as recyclable items in our lunches, paper etc)

We want to share the earth with the generations to come, so we understand it is our obligation to take care of it. We will continue to keep doing our part.
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Access Storagedbalsdon@accessstorage.caaccessstorage.caAccess Storage in Wasaga Beach utilizes over 1500 solar panels, creating enough green energy to supply over 75 homes per year. We have a Flo Charging Station on site, the only EV charging station in Wasaga Beach. We also use a sustainable drainage system with a retention pond which makes our drainage system more compatible with parts of the natural water cycle such as soil percolation and bio-filtration.
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Eyes and Ears Inc.wasagaeyesandears@gmail.com
https://eyes-and-ears-optician.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
Recycle cardboard, reuse cardboard boxes/packaging when sending out products, recycle batteries for clients, refill eyeglass cleaner for clients, lots of plants in office
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Shaka Wasaga Boat Cruiseshakawasaga@gmail.comShakawassaga.com"Plastic party cups are made from polystyrene (plastic #6). Each cup takes 450 -1,000 years to break down into microplastics in landfill and in the ocean. When polystyrene breaks down in a landfill, it leaches toxic chemicals into the surrounding soil." " Scientists have found fragments of plastic in 86% of all sea turtles and 43% of all marine mammals. When their bellies are full of plastic, animals are unable to digest the sustenance they need to live, and as a result, they starve. These plastics are carried through the food chain and eventually may be ingested by humans. According to researchers, humans may ingest between 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles each year." - https://supcups.com/pages/the-plastic-problem#:~:text=Plastic%20party%20cups%20are%20made,chemicals%20into%20the%20surrounding%20soil.

Although our "Bring your own cup" policy is quite unconventional, and quite often not accepted well, it is a policy we refuse to change. YTD we have had approximitly 1000 guests on our boats and an average of 2 drinks per guest equaling over 2000 plasic disposibale cups. We understand it is not alot but we have always been quite environmentally contious and it is something we do feel quite strongly in. We tell each of our guests to bring a reusable travel mug. Out of the over 2k drinks we have served we have only sold 127 souvenir cups which acually, if we mandated the purchach, has cut into our profits for over $3k. Again it is a loss we are willing to sacrifice as plastic in our environment is such a big concern of ours.

Another way we are operating in an environmentally friendly way is our toilets. The average tolilet used 6L of water per flush. Our toilets do not have a flush system to them and therefor decreasing our water consumption. "About half of the world’s wetlands have been destroyed since 1900. Some of the most productive habitats on the planet, wetlands support high concentrations of animals—including mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates—and serve as nurseries for many of these species. Wetlands also support the cultivation of rice, a staple in the diet of half the world’s population. And they provide a range of ecosystem services that benefit humanity, including water filtration, storm protection, flood control and recreation." - https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/water-scarcity. We know we are so lucky to live in a part of the world were we have an increadable resorce of water, but that doesnt mean we can't adopt minor changes to perserve what we see as limitliless but otheres see as a rapitly depleating resource.

The chemical typically used in porta potties is formaldehyde. "Within the atmosphere, formaldehyde breaks down rapidly and creates harmful substances such as formic acid and carbon dioxide." "Studies have indicated that when animals are exposed to formaldehyde, it can make them sick, affect their behavior, appearance, breeding patterns and significantly reduce their life spans." https://www.surco.com/blog/portable-toilet-blue-chemical-explained/.

Our toliets are composting toilets, meaning no water, no formaldehyde. https://natureshead.net/. The toilet actually seperates the two components in different containers. By doing so the material is concidered organic material. When the two components mix then it becomes a biological hazard. We use peat mulch in the solid's container to absorb the waste which again is all organic.

We shop local! This 100% affect clamit change and reduces the greehouse gas emission associated with transportation. Our beer and ciders are from Wasaga and Thornbury; our vodka, gin and whiskey are from Collingwood; and our wine from New Market. "The transportation sector is responsible for 27 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. Light-duty vehicles – the cars, vans and light-duty trucks we drive - are responsible for almost half of that total. While automakers have been successful in reducing criteria air contaminant (CAC) emissions from cars and light trucks, fuel usage and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have grown steadily over the past two decades. That's because CO2 – the principle GHG linked to climate change – is an unavoidable by-product of the burning of fossil fuels. Although light-duty vehicles are more fuel efficient than they were in the 1970's, there are many more vehicles on the road today, and we're driving them further than before, thus using more fuel. While much of the energy use in Canada is necessary, there are times when we could use energy more wisely." - https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/efficiency/communities-infrastructure/transportation/idling/4419. This is quite simple to understand, the less distance the product has to travel, the less emissions it produces to get here.

We are constatantly looking for ways to decrease our carbon footprint as it is a subject that I personally believe is not a big enough concer for many people. I, as one of the owners, am always exploring different possibilites to make our business greener and ways we can adopt better habbits with our staff to ensure we make our small part on this earth a minimally damaging as possible.

I would like to state that I think that this is a great initiative to better illuminate the possibilities and small changes that companies can take to run their business in a "greener" manor. As my final though, I would love to see better recycling programs for business as we dont have a recycling pick up at our location and are forced to bring it all home, which we often dont have enough space for in our bin. I find that portion very confusing as most resturants dont have proper recycling but consume an excessive amount of bottles and cans. I am actually willing to volenteer to help better streemline this process as it is a VERY large amount of consumer waste for the food/bev. industry.

Thank you,

Amanda Mazzotta
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Nature's Cleaning Teaminfo@NaturesCleaningTeam.cawww.NaturesCleaningTeam.caWe take pride in using ONLY all natural products when cleaning homes. Literally, water, vinegar, baking soda, dawn dish soap and even our disinfectant is a natural product I sourced out that is used in hospitals and restaurants. We also donate $1 per house we clean to an environmental cause each year.
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Scoot A Long Wasaga dlognon@gmail.comscootalongsimcoe.comWe sell and maintain all electric bikes, scooters and mobility scooters. We reuse parts and recycle as much as we can including packaging, parts and batteries.
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Doc Bells Hot Sauce Co.shawnbell@docbellshotsauce.com
https://www.facebook.com/docbellshotsauce
I start the seeds in reusable seedling trays using organic growing medium. Once grown I transplant them into reusable growing pots in a greenhouse I put up every year using reusable poly. My fertilizer is organic as is my transplant powder. I don’t use any sprays or insecticide.
When it’s time to make the sauce I use cooking implements that are all reusable, and have a green bin close at hand for all organic waste. All plastics from suppliers is recycled as well as the soil from the used pots. Blue bin and yard waste bags respectively. The sauce is bottled into glass and packaged in cardboard.
Even my booth display is completely reusable and display boxes are repurposed construction waste board. The bags I use for sales are paper as well.
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Cathy Jaques Bookkeeping Service bookkeeping@cathyjaques.cacathyjaques.caAt CJB, we do our best to print important documents only, our preferred invoice and bill method is pdf via e-mail and our standard cleaner is vinegar. We bulk errands around town to save on gas and use our bike when possible.
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The Nurturing farmerthenurturingfarmer@gmail.comhttps://thenurturingfarmer.ca/Food waste reduction plan - donating unsold items to the Wasaga Beach Food Bank
Minimal carbon footprint - growing and selling to the local community
Reduced emissions - growing on a human scale without tractors
Waste reduction - opting for backyard compostable, recyclable materials, and or reusables
Land stewarding - conscious effort to protect, build and repair the soil health and biodiversity on the farm
Building soil health - through no-tillage, no-pesticides, increasing cover cropping and compost application vs synthetic fertilizers

What makes my farm a sustainable business is my personal initiative to reduce packaging waste. I opt for packaging that can be backyard compostable by the consumer whenever possible and those that are made from recycled materials. At this time it is difficult to be plastic-free on the farm, with some items needing to be packaged in plastic (lettuce mix) with no alternative, but I select bags that have a chance of being re-used by consumers with zip seals.

I make conscious decisions in all of my purchases, from seeds to compost, to search for items that can be purchased and created locally within Ontario to reduce the impacts created by shipping.

I also have a food waste reduction plan. Items that aren't sold at the farmer's market are donated to the Wasaga Beach Food Bank, and everything else is composted on the farm to close the energy cycle. This season's sales have been better, so donations aren't as high, but I'm working to make an easier system to allow market goers to be able to purchase food for the food bank and then I deliver on their behalf on the next donation day. Unfortunately, the food bank only has so much fridge space, so they prefer to donate on Tuesday, which conflicts with the timing of the farmer's market.
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Anything But Shabbybflacey@rogers.comhttps://www.anythingbutshabby.ca/We recycle and repurpose furniture and home decor. We provide our customers the opportunity to have their existing furniture pieces renewed again including reupholstering chairs. This is better than throwing it in the dump and buying new furniture. We use reclaimed wood to make our products. I’m. always thinking of ways I can use existing items and renewing them. The paints we sell are environmentally friendly and made in Canada. Even our shopping bags that we provide are made of recycled fabric. Not only do we reduce the carbon footprint but we also offer our customers a way to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Beach Veggiebeach1veggie@gmail.comwww.beachveggie.comBeach Veggie uses zero plastic packaging and collects the plastic from suppliers for a future art project. Therefore, the plastic that ends up in our recycling bin is minimal to nil on a weekly basis. We have been using bio-friendly cutlery, serviettes, takeout containers, cups, and straws since opening in June 2019. We never buy water in single use plastic or plastic bottles. Our cooking water is reverse osmosis filtered water and our drinking water is from the Elmvale flow. Xan, Beach Veggie's owner and chef, will continue sustainable practices as Beach Veggie grows. Produce is sourced locally when in season from The Nurturing Farmer in Wasaga Beach.
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