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,...
The REAL Deal Reuse Store will be hiring two young people this summer for the position “Store Associate and Environmental Promoter”. Each position is for nine weeks, 30 hours per week at $14.00 per hour. Candidates must be between...
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...
May 13 Update: If you missed hearing about or preordering for our May 11 rain barrel sale, we have some good news for you! We have a number of extra barrels on hand for sale at the store, currently...
REAL is seeking new board members who will serve a minimum of a two (2) year term and assist REAL to achieve its vision of protecting, preserving and enhancing our environment for the present and future generations through advocacy,...
REAL has a collection of plates, mugs, glasses, cutlery and vases available for lending. If you want to avoid the waste of disposables, plain don’t like them, or want to avoid buying stuff you’ll only use once, we can...
REAL is pleased to release our 2018 Annual Report. The six page report summarizes what REAL folks have been up over our fiscal year, Feb. 1, 2018 to Jan. 31, 2019 . Financial details will be available at our...
Our February REAL Update has been posted. Our cover story is about synthetic clothing shedding microfibres when laundered and what you can do about it. We also have stories on 30th anniversary plans, changes to the board, a Monarch...
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...
Local community groups who have an idea for a small environmental project can apply for a REAL Action Grant. REAL is offering awards of up to $500 to selected groups within the counties of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville. The...
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...
Several people have assumed, following an unwanted “drop and run” of what looks to be 55 gal. buckets of paint, that REAL is collecting paint now. Nothing could be further from the truth. We do not accept paint or...
Effective November 1, 2018, Enbridge’s Home Energy Conservation (HEC) Program is winding down for homeowners who heat their home with oil, propane, wood or electricity. The Whole Home Pilot with the Government of Ontario and Save on Energy is...