If I was going to rank myself on a scale of 1 to 10 on how “green” I am, I’d give myself a solid 6. I would be an 8 if I wasn’t clinging (for some reason) to two old cell phones and a drawer full of dead batteries. I should get a 10 for knowing I can do better!
But I have something that won’t fit in a drawer—an old computer. It’s been out of use for a while, and the cost to upgrade internal hardware (it’s no longer compatible with the latest operating system) doesn’t make sense. I’ve moved everything important off the hard drive, but now that I want to organize my space better I know I’m going to have to move on to the next step—letting go.
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| I see this all the time, so I decided to click and found www.greendeal.ca |
Deep information at www.greendeal.ca
I found all the information I was looking for about recycling on the website, but I also learned more. I’m making an effort to eat more organically, and I was able to browse through a long list of organic food products. There are also categories of products with info about how they are or how they help you “green up” your living environment. This will seem very dumb, but I saw grocery shopping and recycling as separate things. I think I can push my personal score up to a 7 now!
Back to my old computer
There’s no reason why anyone would want to pull a “CSI” and reanimate my erased hard drive, but the worry is still there. After watching this, though, I felt a bit better:
Other interesting stuff at www.greendeal.ca:
- Old cell phones are shipped out for refurbishing. When resold, a portion of the proceeds are donated to select charities.
- 83% of overall materials are recovered and reused when alkaline batteries are recycled.
- Each year, London Drugs recycles 9.21 millions pounds of cardboard.
- You can bring back ALL your packaging materials (with your receipt) to London Drugs for recycling—in fact 137,898 lbs. of styrofoam hav been recycled, as shown here:
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| That’s a LOT of styrofoam! |
Being green
In the Green Deal Glossary, green is defined as “a way of thinking and acting, individually, corporately and at the government level, that makes environmental factors a greater part of the decision-making process.” Being green for a company the size of London Drugs is not an easy task. They have to create lots of relationships and procedures, which is a big investment. It’s nice to see a company commit so whole-heartedly to something so important.
Nala
London Drugs Fan
Nala Henkel, a former employee and current contract proofreader for London Drugs, is a self-confessed fan of our store. We’ve invited her to share her quirky perspective on all things London Drugs from a consumer’s point of view.
