sustainability

Craig Clark
09 Mar 2021

Burlington company wins funding to develop a new way of recycling textiles

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the four winners of the latest Canadian Plastics Innovation Challenge last week who are looking for a better way to recyc...

Craig Clark
19 Jan 2021

Plant-based marketplace Coven moves to a new location in Hamilton

Hamilton’s plant-based supermarket Coven has moved from its location on Barton Street to a larger storefront at 949 Main Street East. Coven is known for its vegan, plant-based grocery options as w...

Michael Kras
13 Jan 2021

A new subscription service for sustainable fresh produce is coming to Hamilton

At a time when delivery is dominating as a prime means of shopping, a new subscription service is setting up shop in Hamilton that will deliver fresh produce right to your door on a subscription basis...

Michael Kras
13 Nov 2020

Zero-waste shop The Glass Jar Refillery has opened on the Hamilton Mountain

As single-use waste remains a pervasive environmental issue that has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Hamilton-based small business is endeavouring to help locals cut down on thei...

Michael Kras
20 Feb 2020

Roll Up the Rim is returning in Hamilton, but with some major changes

Prepare those thumbs, Hamilton coffee lovers: Tim Hortons’ iconic Roll Up the Rim contest is making its return. There’s a catch, though. In an effort to make the nationwide contest more eco-friend...

Michael Kras
27 Jan 2020

Hamilton vegan spot Lotus & The Bee has closed

Hamilton vegans will have one less local haunt to hit up, as Barton Village spot Lotus & The Bee has just announced that they have permanently closed up shop. After posting to Instagram in Novembe...

Michael Kras
23 Dec 2019

A new shop for zero-waste and plant-based products is opening in Hamilton

Vegans and lovers of sustainable living are going to be thrilled: a new shop that sells exclusively zero-waste products is opening very soon in Hamilton. The Glass Jar Refillery is set to become the c...

Michael Kras
03 Oct 2019

Hamiltonians can take a yoga class in the Gage Park Greenhouse

This Friday evening, Hamilton yogis have the opportunity to do their sun salutations in one of the city’s most serene settings. Night at the Greenhouse, hosted by local yoga instructor Namaste by Ni...

Michael Kras
30 Sep 2019

Grain & Grit is hosting a clothing swap

If you love craft beer as much as you love amazing second-hand clothing finds, then Grain & Grit Beer Co. is the place you should be next Monday. In partnership with The Pale Blue Dot and Good Hab...

Swati Malhotra
09 Apr 2019

Building sustainably in Hamilton

Most of you have witnessed the rapid urban development of our surroundings and realized how it’s set up certain standards of living by making life more convenient and sophisticated. But have you...