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Food waste can be composted even during the winter months!
In the Borough of Ville-Marie, almost all buildings with eight units or less are collecting food waste. Your kitchen and table scraps will be turned into compost and renewable energy. When these valuable materials end up in a landfill, they contribute to climate change. As food and organic wastebreaks down in an oxygen-deprived environment, it creates […]
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10 reasons to compost
An10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD COMPOST 1.) COMPOSTING TURNS WASTE INTO A TREASURE Compost turns many things considered “trash” into nutrients for soil and plants. 2.) COMPOSTING STRENGTHENS SOIL Compost helps improve soil’s composition. It increases the soil nutrient content and improves sandy soil’s moisture retention, making it more absorbent. In addition compost […]
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Celebrate Halloween in an environmentally friendly way
October has arrived and we can already see the colors of Halloween appear ! Celebrating Halloween without compromising the planet ; is it possible? This holiday generates a lot of waste. Take, for example, the appalling amount of candy packaging and pumpkins that will come to haunt landfills once the party is over… Discover how […]
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Signing up for community composters
Take advantage of our simplified registration process and sign up for a community composter! Here are the locations of the 5 composters. To sign up, please complete the registration form. We will contact you later on to give you a key to access the selected composter, at which time you will also receive a short […]
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It’s squash season!
Squashes come in all shapes and sizes! At this time of year, they fill our vegetable gardens and are a colourful and delicious way of brightening up our meals. Large, small, long, short, round or flat – the choice is endless! We invite you to take part in a new project: harvesting squash seeds. We […]
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Plant perennial vegetables
You would like to get a vegetable garden that produces year after year without having to replant each spring? Perennial vegetables, that’s what you need ! Autumn is certainly a perfect time to plant in you garden the edible vegetables presented. Discover the best vegetables to plant here. Egyptian onion If you find onion culture […]
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The éco-quartier Peter-McGill Costume Swap is back!
The legendary and magical festivity of Halloween is coming soon! Out of costume ideas? Need something new? Costumes no longer fit? Not to worry! The éco-quartier Peter-McGill Costume Swap is back! As part of the Waste Reduction Week (Semaine québécoise de réduction des déchets) the éco-quartier Peter-McGill invites you to a Halloween costume swap! Here […]
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Changing bags for bins in Montréal
Why changing single-use bags for the Montreal bin? Everyone can help to reduce the amount of waste by taking on better consumers’ habits, making a reuse of organic waste, recovering recyclable materials and by reducing their household hazardous waste. Thereby, the municipality support your efforts by giving you this new bin. The Montreal bin has […]
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New vegetable gardens with a focus on indigenous traditions
For the summer of 2019, Éco-quartier Peter-McGill has created 5 new collective vegetable gardens. All the work of sowing, planting, cultivating, maintaining and harvesting is being carried out by Éco-quartier Peter-McGill and its volunteers. The goal of this project is to give back to the community by donating part of the harvest to local food […]
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Creation of a new mural in quartier 21
A new mural is being created in Peter-McGill district this year. In a bid to curb vandalism and graffiti, the Royal Montreal Curling Club has commissioned a renowned artist to create a mural. This project has been entrusted to Mateo, a French-born muralist who now makes Montreal his home. Inspired mainly by street art and […]
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