A fun time was had by visitors to and organizers of REAL’s booth at Rideau Paddlefest on Sat. June 1 at Lower Reach Park. REAL was at the festival with a display on altenratives to plastics and a blender...
If you’ve accumulated a stash of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) you will be happy to know some of the local municipal depots are now open. Residents of these Lanark County municipalities: Carleton Place, Mississippi Mills, Beckwith, Smiths Falls, Perth,...
March 27, 2019. REAL has ten plots available in our community Garden this year. REAL is accepting applications from anyone interested in growing their own local food at our garden on the site of the REAL Deal Store. A...
June 11 Update: We have ordered in 30 more barrels and expect them to arrive late this week. Best to call the store to make sure they have arrived before setting out. We are hoping to get grey and...
Consumers are interested in reducing their plastic waste, but do they really have the choice at a grocery store? This CBC News story gives is a great overview of the problem: Canada’s Major Grocery Chains Slow to Tackle the...
The Enbridge Home Energy Conservation Program will be continuing through 2019 for natural gas consumers. Homes that do a minimum of two upgrades and achieve 10% energy savings can qualify for up to $5000 in incentives. The program involves...
REAL is pleased to introduce Dan Cunningham, our new REAL Deal Store Manager. Dan has been busy since November 7 learning everything he can about our operation from Shelley Wills, whose last day was November 24. Dan’s customer...
Yes, pens be recycled! TerraCycle® and Staples Canada have partnered to provide a second life for used writing instruments. You can take your old pens to your nearest Staples store (Carleton Place or Brockville). But the REAL Deal store will now...
At a screening and discussion of the film “Beyond Crisis” at The Table in Perth October 10, Peter Au mentioned he would post some additional links. What follows is a list of a few choice YouTube videos. See the...
The REAL Deal Store is looking for a Manager to oversee day-to day operations of REAL’s 10-year-old reuse store. If you are passionate about reusing and recycling gently used household and building materials and making an environmental impact in...
A group of enthusiastic volunteers took to the streets of Smiths Falls on Wed. August 8th to suggest to business they consider paper over plastic straws. The volunteers split into teams and blitzed all 49 food establishments in town,...
Area residents are now able to borrow a radon meter from REAL to detect possible radon gas levels in their homes. Radon gas is a radioactive, colourless, and odourless gas that is emitted when uranium breaks down in soil,...
The REAL Deal Reuse Store is celebrating a milestone this year – 10 years at its 85 William St. W. location. REAL, the environmental non-profit that runs the store, is asking donors and customers to help them celebrate on...
Our REAL Deal Reuse Store could use some more volunteers! Do you like working outdoors? We need people to help in the yard, unloading and moving donations. Do you like surprises and pretty things? Maybe you would enjoy assessing...
Save water and energy and be kind to your plants this summer. A new supply of rain barrels has arrived! You can choose from grey or terracotta coloured barrels. Regular size barrels are $55 plus tax (total $62.15). Sorry, we...