Talkin' Trash with UHN
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Welcome to my adventure in cutting fossil fuels at home! Read the other posts in the series here:Part 1 - Reducing Heat Demand My first step in achieving fossil fuel independence was to reduce heating demand by using temperature setbacks, adding attic insulation, and sealing up air leaks. The next step is to evaluate the removal of fossil fuel burning appliances.... http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//mike-at-home-cutting-fossi/

A perfect day for this memory https://talkintrashwithuhn.com//poppies-rations-and-remem/

An even better reason to love a water treatment plant :) https://www.blogto.com//water-treatment-plant-toronto-li/

An excellent explainer on the state of out blue bins ... https://www.tvo.org//ontarios-blue-bin-program-is-in-serio

To put it mildly, there is a lot going on right now. No worries if #WasteReductionWeek caught you by surprise :). As the COVID-19 case numbers started climbing, we weren't sure if we could go ahead with this. But then we looked around and saw that there was even more of a need to think sustainably. On the plus side, this is the easiest challenge to do in today's climate of physical distancing and virtual learning. [ 449 more words ] http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//clutch-your-blue-bins-the-/

People really do give a fork... https://talkintrashwithuhn.com//11/05/and-the-results-are/

These days it is hard to find a good news story in our social media feeds, but UHN continues to create good energy and climate action stories. Our latest in a long line of LED retrofit projects has been completed at the two UHN Research towers: Krembil Discovery Tower (KDT) and Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower (PMCRT). The largest part of the project involved replacing fluorescent T8 tubes with plug and play LED equivalent. [ 356 more words ] http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//uhn-research-towers-switch/

It's rough, I get it. You've been been waiting with bated breath to know who's the winner, pacing back and forth and constantly refreshing your browser. Well, I'm happy to say we can finally give you the news! It was a tight race at times, but then a clear winner emerged ... ... Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare won the Waste Reduction Week Inter-Hospital Challenge! [ 725 more words ] http://talkintrashwithuhn.com///05/and-the-results-are-in/

A great DIY project for the long weekend https://www.treehugger.com/build-own-covid-19-air-filter-50

This year Thanksgiving celebrations will look a bit different, even so it will still be a time full of food and family (even if that means meeting over zoom). From our planet's perspective, that also means added environmental impact, but there are still ways to keep your Thanksgiving green. To clarify, that isn't a reference to Dr. Seuss, but a reminder to use sustainable practices. [ 401 more words ] http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//the-leaves-are-changing-co/

This looks great! Well worth 5 minutes of your time https://healthforclimate.org/

Yes!!! https://www.cbc.ca/n/politics/single-use-plastics-1.5753327

great source of info on #Climate and #Covid https://www.hsph.harvard.edu//coronavirus-and-climate-ch/.

Hey Toronto peeps ... some pandemic-related changes to waste rules for your home collection (not work) ... https://toronto.citynews.ca//pandemic-prompts-changes-to-/

Like cookies & milk, or peanut butter & jam, health care & environmental sustainability go great together. https://www.utoronto.ca//low-carbon-health-care-u-t-local-

Latest blog post! ------------------- Mike at Home: Cutting Fossil Fuels Part 1 http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//mike-at-home-cutting-fossi/

It may seem a little strange but the washroom has always been my favourite room of the home. It can be a great solo hangout spot and I always leave feeling better than when I entered. But of course, in order to enjoy a washroom, the toilets should probably be working. Here’s the deal: there has been a rise in toilet floodings in our UHN hospitals and rehab centres. [ 494 more words ] http://talkintrashwithuhn.com//gripes-about-wipes-in-pipes/

Such a great idea! #SecondHandSunday is this week, and is Public Health approved. http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/