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For years xact nutrition has supported races and athletes by supplying product for feed stations from wind-blown mountain tops to downtown city centres. COVID-19 made most events not possible, and we found ourselves with a surplus of FRUIT2 that had been produced specifically for these events. In our idustry, the leading negative impact on our environment is food waste, followed by packaging waste. ... By repurposing our stock of mini FRUIT2 that were destined for feed station use, we hope to reduce food waste and reduce our company's and its customers impact on our environment. This is what lead to us making the Eco Bag FRUIT2 mini a reality. 250 g of repurposed mini FRUIT2 bites in a reusable, compostable bag. Given current composting and recycling capacities, packaging and plastic pollution is a tougher challenge to overcome. We chose to source compostable packaging : a Kraft paper bag with PLA (poly lactic acid) compostable bioplastic liner. PLA, a (bio-) plastic liner protects the FRUIT2 minis you will consume. So far so good. How can we deal with this waste? While the bioplastic is made from renewable resources (starch from corn in this case), there are still challenges regarding correct recycling and composting of PLA in Canada today. Generally speaking, PLA can be composted in industrial composting facilities. It shouldn’t are recycled, as this can interfere with commonly used recycling processes. And most of all, it should not end up in landfill or thrown into nature, as the condition there are not favourable for PLA degradation! For example, in our home town of Montreal you can recycle PLA in East Montreal, but not in West Montreal! http://ow.ly/W4Mk50CJyV3 is great resource for your composting questions. We were pleased to learn that in our home we can dispose of our Eco bags after we've reuesed them many times in our curbside compost bin .. in our community compostable waste gets hadnled in an inudtrial facilty that can handle PLA.

What can you do to help reduce our impact on our environment? Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, repair Refuse : You can cut down on your waste simply by refusing to buy individually packaged items and single-use plastics.... Reduce : Part of throwing away less is buying less, and being more mindful as a consumer. Before you purchase something, consider whether you really need it, and how many uses you’ll get out of it. Reuse: Before tossing out your trash, consider whether it can be repurposed as something else. Recycle : After refusing, reducing, and reusing, recycling is the last resort in the waste management hierarchy. Make sure to properly sort and clean your items! Repair : We may find it easier to buy a new product than to repair and use an existing product. This is true of especially electronic goods like mobile phones and domestic appliances, which can last a long time if repaired when necessary. 5Rs of waste management

2020 has been more than just a little particulier. We were so inspired by home the run community created and picked up their own challenges. We are so stoked to share Jeff of Team Cauchon story and his attempt at breaking the elevation in 24 hour record .... sit back and enjoy this documentary-short movie by HOLOS who support Jeff and Team Cauchon. Beauftful work HOLOS Ce film suit Jeff et la famille à travers cet été bien spécial. On vous jure que vous ne voulez pas manque...r ça. Un vrai chef d’œuvre! https://youtu.be/nduMzs7yMqM

Good morning folks - as you may have noticed - or more likely not as we did literally nothing about it - we chose not to particpate in Black Friday / Cyber Monday this year ... Instead we have chosen to get behind Giving Tuesday Today we are supporting the Walter Perry Freedom Foundation. A proportion of all sales made at xactnutrition.com will go to this foundation created by our friend, Preston Chase, that suports youth, elders and documentary films that tell the story o...f black Canadian history. Preston's debut film, "MR EMANCIPATION: The Walter Perry Story" is the result of 20 years of research. Walter Perry was founder, creator and organiser of the Emancipation festival in Windsor, Ontario, that celebrated the freeing of enslaved people. Tens of thousands of people flocked to the festival at a time when racial tensions on both sides of the border were high. Many influential figures would make the trip to Windsor to take part in the celebrations including Eleanor Rosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. The Walter Perry Freedom Foundation serves to fund the creation and production of documentaries on Canadian black history. More about the movie and the director's story here in this article https://windsorlife.com/?p=3861 15% OF ALL SALES WILL GO TO THE WALTER PERRY FREEDOM FOUNDATION // And as a thank you for your support, we will give away the xact headband on all orders (Giving Tuesday only!) #givebacktuesday #fuelyourgoals

We're giving away 2 Ultimate Boost Boxes to celebrate our new FRUIT3 Mixed Box ... To enter the contest : Like @xactnutrition on Instagram or Facebook Post a picture - any picture - and tell us what activity you would like to fuel with your Ultimate Boost Box... Be sure to use the hashtag #fuelyourgoals AND #ultimateboost Winners announced on Instagram and Facebook Wednesday November 4 Here's an example See more

New product alert Ultimate Boost - https://mailchi.mp//our-latest-blogs-subscribe-and-save-15 - you asked, we listened - we're stoked to offer you the Ultimate Boost Box - 12 FRUIT3 Blackcurrant (cassis) bars + 12 FRUIT3 E-Beet bars. On sale online now. #fuelYOURgoals #xactitude #ultimateboost

"This is how much I love my bars!" - Fiona, BC Thank you Fiona for sumitting a review #fuelyourgoals

Ce week-end, notre ami et ambassadeur @Sebastien Cote a exploré le parc de la Forêt Ouareau et, bien que notre gaufrette protéinée Prokrunch ne soit pas l'élément le plus traditionnel sur le menu pour un repas du jour de l’Action de grâce, c'est certainement un régal après une longue course avec un café fraîchement fait et moulu sur le hayon. Digne d'un vrai "tailgate party" de sportif! Joyeux jour de l’action de grâce à tous! This weekend xact ambassador Sebastien Cote expl...ored the Ouareau forest - while our Prokrunch protein wafer ay not be the most traditional thanksgiving menu item, it's certainly a tasty treat after a long run with a fresh brewed coffee tailgate style ! Happy thanksgiving everyone #fuelyourgoals #xactambassador