Last night 28 pet owners came out to EcoHouse to learn about composting their pet’s waste. With a combined number of 30 dogs, this group will keep 3 650 pounds of dog waste out of landfills and waterways every single year! What a great step for our community, and for our environment. Thanks again to [...]
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5 Apr
Reduce Your Winter Salt Use
Every year Canadians brave the winter weather to go about our daily lives. Coats and mitts, snow tires, shovels and salt; we all have our weapons of choice for battling against the cold and ice but sometimes we forget to keep the planet in mind. To help make things a little easier on the planet, [...]
6 Jan
Green Venture and the Conserver Society Team Up to Clean Up the Harbour!
Green Venture would like to thank the Conserver Society of Hamilton and District for sponsoring the Healthy Harbour! program. Funding in the amount of $5000 has been generously provided by an RBC Blue Water Project Community Action Grant. Green Venture is excited about this opportunity to help protect our local rivers and reduce non-point pollution [...]
23 Sep
Rain Gardens
Do you have an area on your property that floods routinely? The answer to your problems may be your very own rain garden. Rain gardens provide a natural pathway for rain to easily return to the ground, eliminating that little lake in your yard. Creating a rain garden involves digging out the area, adding gravel [...]
11 Jul
Pet Waste Composters a Great Success!
On Sunday July 10, over 20 Hamilton residents came to EcoHouse to learn how to better dispose of their pet’s waste. Participants worked hard to make and decorate their new doggy septic systems. We can’t wait to see the pictures when they are installed back at home! Home installation is easy. Just dig a hole, [...]
7 Jul
12 000 Pounds of Dog Waste… Every Day!
There are 36 000 licensed dogs in the City of Hamilton (estimates say there could be up to 90 000 including non-licensed dogs). Since the average dog produces 1/3 of a pound of waste per day, we are dealing with 12 000 – 30 000 pounds of dog waste every single day just in Hamilton. [...]
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