Montreal, June 1, 2011 – Young adults from Montreal, Halifax and New York City have very specific ideas about what it takes to build a more sustainable world. And they are willing to make the necessary changes to their lifestyles to make such a world a reality. This is the conclusion drawn from a survey sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which surveyed 400 young adults between the ages of 18 and 35.
14
May
The Reuse Revolution Is Here
posted by Gub in Reusing Things You Already Have,Sustainability,Waste Management and have No Comments
07
May
Media Release-Ottawa’s Really Really Free Market
MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate Release May 5, 2011
For immediate Release May 5, 2011
OTTAWA’S REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET
June 4th, 2011
DROP WHAT YOU DON’T WANT;
TAKE WHAT YOU NEED!
EVERYTHING IS FREE!
Ottawa, ON — Full Circles Ottawa (FCO), a local freecycling community, is proud to announce it will be hosting its 2nd bi-annual Really Really Free Market (RRFM) event on June 4th in Vanier, ON at Montreal Rd. and Begin St. Residents can drop off items at 8:30 am to 10:00am. The market opens to the public at 10 a.m.
The RRFM is a full day event promoting and demonstrating FCO’s philosophy of “freecycling”; a gifting economy upholding the values of sharing and reusing serviceable items – free of charge – reducing pressure on landfills, and premature recycling of perfectly good usable items. The event has been scheduled to tie in with Canadian Environment Week (June 5 to 11th, 2011) and City of Ottawa Spring Giveaway Weekend.
RRFM participants meet at a single location, “Ottawa’s Really Really Free Market,” to learn about freecycling, to give and get free items, to meet new people in the community, and to participate in free activities.
This year we will support local business owners by offering them free table/booth spaces at the RRFM to promote their businesses. All participating businesses will honour the freecycling philosophy by not selling anything. Businesses can offer information, samples, and advice for follow up to obtain new clients.
We will host an eWaste drop off run by Ontario Electronics Stewardship Program approved Collector, RD Long Computers. Any unwanted electronics will be handled by RD Long in accordance with strict OES requirements.
In 2011, we welcome Project Priceless; A Wedding Experiment where local Ottawa couple, Brian and Jordan, are planning a “cheap or free” as possible wedding. They will be meeting event participants to explain their idea and to accept donations for their unique wedding.
City of Ottawa Councillor Mathieu Fleury has graciously accepted our invitation to meet the public and to observe our event activities first hand.
We also have a free raffle of items donated by local businesses, and a local artisan.
Face Painting, re-purposing demos, local musician Anastasia Fillipova, and much much more…
At the event, members of our community are also encouraged to make food donations to the Ottawa Food Bank.
FullCircles Ottawa (FCO) Mission:
The FCO mandate is “reusing to reduce”; the philosophy that using an item to the end of its life creates less impact and less recycling, a process that further contributes to the degradation of our planet.
Based on the old adage that “one person’s trash is another person’s treasure”, FullCircles’ goal is to reduce the flow of trash into landfills, slow the amount of items prematurely recycled, by connecting people with unwanted “stuff” to people willing and eager to use other folks’ second hand “stuff”. Simply put, we believe in FREECYCLING!
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For more information, visit: ottawa.fullcircles.org
CONTACTS: Event Organizer, Kelly-Ann Wilson, kelly@fullcircles.org
FullCircles Ottawa, Eric Snyder, egs@FullCircles.org; (613) 688-1570
posted by CheapChick in Community,Environment,Event,Free Stuff,Reusing Things You Already Have,RRFM and have No Comments
24
Apr
Recycling vs. Upcycling: What is the difference?
Recycling vs. Upcycling: What is the difference?
FEBRUARY 17, 2010 BY T. CAINE 
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“Over the last decade the term “Upcycling” has been coined and worked into the discourse of sustainability efforts. It appeared in William McDonough’s book, Cradle to Cradle. It has yet to earn itself mainstream popularity, but its necessity as a goal for how we should be progressing makes its definition important. Like so many things in sustainability, I come across many enthusiasts who are trying to promote the practice but may be passing around an incorrect meaning.”
Upcycling: A process that can be repeated in perpetuity of returning materials back to a pliable, usable form without degradation to their latent value—moving resources back up the supply chain.
