The Greenish Blog

Notes on Plastic Litter... and Hope.

Reasons for optimism in the fight against litter.

Adam CrockattOctober 13, 2021Comment

On Failure and Renewal

It’s been quite a time these last 18 months. Hurley’s gonna drop a little real honesty now.

Adam CrockattSeptember 23, 2021#failure, #pandemicfail, #goinggreen, #incineration, #singleusepackaging, #bloggingComment

Reusable Packaging Going Mainstream With Loop & Loblaw

Reusable Packaging Going Mainstream With Loop & Loblaw

An innovative new program from Loop and Loblaw is live!

Adam CrockattFebruary 16, 2021Comment

Textile Waste and How to Reduce It (and How Miramichi Pete Was Doing It Years Before His Time)

Textile Waste and How to Reduce It (and How Miramichi Pete Was Doing It Years Before His Time)

Miramichi Pete was 50 years ahead of the thrift store trend.

Adam CrockattMarch 3, 2020Comment

What Does "Compostable" REALLY Mean?

We have a lot of things to say about things that are called “compostable.”

Adam CrockattFebruary 17, 2020Comment

Produce Stickers Are the Glitter Bombs of the Compost World

Produce Stickers Are the Glitter Bombs of the Compost World

It’s not the biggest problem in the world, but we hate these things.

Adam CrockattFebruary 10, 2020Comment

Who Watches the Garbage Makers?

Coke is talking about how people want plastic bottles. Is it true?

Adam CrockattJanuary 23, 2020Comment

How to Make Your Waste-Reducing Voice Heard (…and How GREENish Can Help)

How to Make Your Waste-Reducing Voice Heard (…and How GREENish Can Help)

Making your ideas happen. It worked with the Blue Box.

Adam CrockattJanuary 13, 2020Comment

How to Make Jars Suck Less for Recycling Centres

How to Make Jars Suck Less for Recycling Centres

Things you never knew about jar cleaning. No, really.

Adam CrockattJanuary 6, 2020Comment

Things We Learned About Holiday Waste Reduction

Things We Learned About Holiday Waste Reduction

We’re trying to be better, and made some strides this year.

Adam CrockattJanuary 3, 2020 Comments

Bicycle Bags and the Circular Economy

Our first in a series we’re calling “Musings from Life on Two Wheels”

Adam CrockattDecember 19, 2019 Comment

Talking (a lot) About Single Use Plastics

Talking (a lot) About Single Use Plastics

We submitted some thoughts to some people.

Adam CrockattDecember 11, 2019Comment

Things We Used to Love but Are Now Dead to Us: Paper Towels

Things We Used to Love but Are Now Dead to Us: Paper Towels

We’re breaking up with paper towels.

Adam CrockattDecember 10, 2019Comment

On the "ish" in GREENish

Why the “ish” matters to us, and to you.