Air Pollution
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of some of the most detrimental environmental crises facing humanity, which include climate change, acid rain and species extinction. In addition to environmental impacts, air pollution causes issues for human health as well, causing respiratory complications and even cancer. All these impacts to society are linked to […]
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Niagara Region & Residential Organics Program
Recently here in Niagara, residential garbage pick up frequency changed from weekly to bi-weekly. This means that residents no longer get the luxury of putting their garbage out weekly, but instead get to put out two bags of garbage every other week. However, residents as always, are allowed to put out as much recycling (paper, […]
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BREAKING NEWS: BioSqueeze 200 Separation Press System – The Next Big Thing at Davidson Environmental
After years of dreaming, discussing, and planning our next steps here at Davidson Environmental, we are happy to release some exciting news. We have officially purchased and installed the BioSqueeze 200 Separation Press System in our facility – the first of its kind in North America to process commercial waste. Working closely with Fitec Environmental […]
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Pollinators: The Most Important Creatures You Didn’t Even Know About
When most people think of pollinators, they likely think of the honeybee – the most established pollinator of its category group. Surprisingly, they are just one of many common pollinators here in Ontario that go unrecognized for stabilizing our ecosystem and food security. Pollinators are everywhere, and include animals such as bats, small mammals, butterflies […]
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Environmental, Social & Governance: What is it? What Does it Mean For You?
The word “sustainability” is frequently used as a buzz word in the business and consumer community, continuously trending, in some capacity or another. As a consumer, I am constantly shopping (and investing) with a ‘vote with my spending’ mindset, attempting to purchase or invest with companies or businesses that have the same values, morals, and […]
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Ontario’s Food & Organic Waste Framework: Organics Landfill Ban
Did you know that as of next year, the Ontario government is planning to start banning organics from the landfill? This means that as an end consumer, commercial or residential, the disposal and sorting your organics from your garbage will be mandatory as soon as early 2022. But what does this really mean for you […]
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Where Does Your Food Waste Go?
An Overview of What Davidson Environmental Does with Your Waste! You may be one of our customers, or you may just be interested in our service – either way, this blog post will take you through exactly what we do with your food waste when our drivers pick it up. There are all kinds of […]
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Sustainable Resolutions for the New Year
When entering a new year, there is a general association that resolutions should be created to ‘start the new year off on the right foot’ (so to speak). Although this sometimes does come off a bit cheesy, I do think we could all use some positive change after the fiasco 2020 has brought us. Some […]
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We Are Dreaming of a Green Christmas!
How to Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas With the holiday season coming up, it is time to start thinking how we can fit the environment into our Christmas plans. It is time to seize the opportunity to change some of our habits & traditions and curb our environmental impact during the holiday season. The Celebration & […]
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12 Plastic Items to Replace at Your Own Pace
In our last blog post, we discussed the on-going debate of reusable vs disposable items, including but not limited to coffee cups, bags and containers. This debate is complex and multi-level (read our last blog post if you haven’t!) but there are some key items that the average ‘sustainable’ consumer should integrate into their everyday […]
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