04/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/08/2024 12:47
April is Earth Month! Join Dufferin County in celebrating Earth Month and do your part to take action for the planet and help address the climate crisis.
Get the Dirt on Climate Friendly Gardening, Saturday, April 27 from 1 to 2 pm, Orangeville Library
Climate Action in Dufferin, in collaboration with the Orangeville Library, will host a community gardening workshop on April 27 with feature guest Mark Eastman of Weathered Rock Farm.
Learn the principles of building healthy soil and discover the regenerative techniques you can implement to create a bountiful and climate-friendly garden! Receive a free compost bag to help you get started.
Visit www.orangevillelibrary.ca to register. A minimum of five participants are required to run the program.
Grade 7 In Classroom Program with the MoD and Climate Action in Dufferin
The Museum of Dufferin and Climate Action in Dufferin will celebrate Earth Week by launching a new in classroom program for Grade 7 students. The program, focused on imagining complete, climate-friendly communities will be available to book through the Museum starting Earth Week. For more information visit www.dufferinmuseum.com.
Keep textiles out of landfill by donating unwanted clothing, shoes, bedding and more! Check out the Clothes'ing the Loop Map Toolto find businesses, donation bins and organizations accepting donations near you.
A fun way to work towards Clothes'ing the Loop on Textiles is to host a clothing swap party. Here are five tips to get started:
Check out the Swap It Toolkitfrom the Circular Innovation Councilfor more information.
Attend a Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste event
Need to get rid of old paint? Recycle it responsibly at a Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste event! Last year, residents helped keep over 120 tonnes of hazardous and electronic waste out of the landfill! Attend the next event on Saturday, April 20 at the Grand Valley Agricultural Society Lands (beside arena) from 8 am to 3 pm!
Visit www.dufferincounty.ca/waste for a list of acceptable items and limitations and a list of additional events in the spring and summer!
Attend a Compost Giveaway Day
Attend a Storytime Reading at your local library!
Grand Valley Public Library
Dufferin Waste staff will do a reading of Plastic Bag's Journey by Lola Usupova during the Cocoa Club program with Grand Valley Public Library on Tuesday, April 23. The program will begin at 3:15 pm.
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