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Cardboard Furniture for Children
Children always need a space to let their creative juices run wild. Cascades’ cardboard furniture is ideal for having children freely express themselves.
This furniture is 84% recycled cardboard and 100% recyclable. It is an alternative to regular plastic...
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With summer just around the corner and spring slowly settling in, we start to crave going outside to get some work done, fix up our garden or backyard, and do some landscaping ‒ whether at home or at the cottage. And this year, you may be looking to renew your patio furniture or to buy some...
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Have you ever left your home without your wallet and panicked? Do you regularly buy things you can’t afford?
I can say yes, to the above, and I bet so can most people reading this.
Producing goods and transporting them (usually from overseas to North America) uses large quantities of...
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Since the launch of the Cascades Boutique, its new recycled cardboard Christmas trees have been winning hearts! Some of you gave us your feedback on them, others blogged about them or published newspaper articles singing their praises … The verdict is in, and it’s unanimous: the Cascades...
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What you may not know about your favorite sweater!
Is there anything warmer to wear than wool? What could be more eco-friendly than wearing warm wool instead of turning up the heater?
While it’s true that wearing warm layers is a green strategy to beating the cold, thinking about textiles and...
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"I wish I wasn’t busy all the time”
“Life is so hectic!”
"I’d really like to come, but I just don't have the time."
"If only I had some free time…”
Do these comments sound familiar? Imagine how it would feel to be able to give or receive the gift of time. It sounds like a hard...
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When the weather drops, people like to stay indoors and get busy – with projects of course!
Some people start knitting scarves, mitts and other crafts in preparation for winter or holiday gift-giving; others spend a little more time cooking and baking in the kitchen (where it’s nice and...
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Article written by Prabhjit Banga, Program Coordinator at Earth Day CanadaHalloween is a scary time – from the monsters, ghosts and goblins to the over-packaged costumes and reaps of sugary candy. Many Halloween costumes contain conventional toxic dyes and petroleum-based products. When it...
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Pumpkin time is here once more,
so get out your rags, crafts and sewing needles,
to make a homemade costume your kids will adore.
We know kids love their chocolates and candy,
but those individually wrapped treats are not so dandy.
Find healthy nutritional sweets with less litter,
or give out...
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This past Monday was my cousin Nav’s birthday and trying to think of a gift proved to be a challenge. What could I get a 28 year old that he doesn’t already have and is environmentally friendly?
I took this opportunity to start to think about what birthdays actually represent. Birthdays are a...
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