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Recycling

CréaSon

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This project was founded by two percussionists whose hearts beat for the environment. The drummers tour schools in order to show students that artistic projects can be achieved using recycled objects. After the show, students are prompted to invent percussion instruments with recovered objects and... Read more »

Neufchâtel professional training centre

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The Centre de formation professionnelle de Neufchâtel and its carpentry school help the City of Quebec recover trees that have been cut down. They have an agreement with the City where they collect elms for making furniture. Students thus have the opportunity to work with a less often used species... Read more »

Toy library in Sainte-Foy

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In this business dedicated to responsible consumers, parents can borrow toys for a limited time and come back to trade them in for other toys afterwards. That way parents don’t have to buy toys that after a while just sit on shelves, unused. In addition, the toy library promotes interaction... Read more »

The art of recovery, Zayé style

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Zayé is a handicrafts boutique that sells recovered decorative objects. After leading very stressful professional lives, two women found a common bond in their shared passion for recovering objects. Instead of throwing away various items such as clothes for instance, people within the... Read more »

Sorting things out at Cascatelle

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A simple idea, beautifully executed  that is what Cascatelle school is offering. The school cafeteria includes a sorting area where students can do their part for the environment. They sort whatever’s left of their meal, that way only the minimum amount of waste ends up in the garbage can. Read more »

Batteries at Laval’s L’Odyssée-des-Jeunes

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L’Odyssée-des-Jeunes is a school in Laval that set up a recycling project for used batteries. The entire school has gotten involved  even students’ parents make sure that batteries used at home are recycled at their children’s school. Read more »

Recyclable design at Jeunes-du-Monde school

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Make way for recycled design! This school’s project consists in converting recyclable materials into artwork. We want students to see the recycling and garbage bins in a new light by integrating visual art and the environment. Read more »

Art and the environment come together at the University of Ottawa

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Art students at the University of Ottawa decided to make a sculpture using bottles so as to raise people’s awareness of recyclable rubbish. This monument will also serve as a vessel for messages of hope that passers-by will be asked to write and insert into the bottles. Read more »

A different kind of Christmas at Envol school

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Students at Envol school are learning the true values of Christmas: sharing and solidarity. To that end, they are making Christmas decorations made from recycled objects. The project’s aim is to promote reuse rather than consumerism. By the same token, students favour handmade gifts rather... Read more »

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