It has been a challenging and eventful year for everyone, including REAL. Our Annual Report summarizes the year’s activities and provides an overview of what we are all about. We hope it inspires your own actions to protect our...
We are pleased to announce the REAL Deal Store is reopening on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., and normal hours of Wed. through Saturday , 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will resume. If you have a large...
Our February 2021 REAL Update has been posted. We’ve been busy even though the store has been closed since before Christmas. Ontario’s Schedule 6 legislation, Tom Foulkes REAL contributions, storing your HHW and planning for a Depave Paradise project...
Waste-conscious consumers will be happy to know REAL will now accept three new materials: pill bottles, crayons and glue sticks for recycling. Prescription pill bottles should be brought to us empty, clean and with labels removed. Usually these labels...
We regret to announce that effective March 31, 2021 the REAL Deal will no longer accept used coffee pods for recycling. However, if you use a Keurig coffee machine, we would like to give you a resusable pod to...
The REAL Deal Reuse Store will remain closed at least mid-February, 2021. We ask that you hang on to any donations of used materials or electronic waste until we reopen. Please do not leave anything at the gate! Just...
The REAL Deal Store provides a means of reducing the adverse environmental effects of the season. Shopping at our reuse store will help you move towards a zero-waste Christmas. The REAL Deal is loaded with interesting items of all...
November is National Radon Action Month, a chance to remind all Canadians that they should be testing their homes for radon. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking and kills more than 3,200 Canadians every...
Our sincere thanks to sponsors of REAL’s first online fall auction, which concluded October 17. These generous people and organizations contributed $1735 towards our fundraising total. We truly appreciate their financial support of environmental action in our community. Platinum...
Waste Reduction Week in Canada is a year-round campaign to raise awareness about reducing waste while encouraging new innovative ideas and solutions. The third week of every October Canadians celebrate our waste collective reduction efforts. This year, each day...
REAL was delighted to receive a Champion Award from Community Living Lanark County. The Champion Award is presented annually to the persons, community partner, or corporation that supports the mission and vision of the association. The association believes we...
Get ready for some online auction fun! Between October 1 and 17 you will have the opportunity to bid on some great items from the comfort of your home, or even on the go from your cell phone. You...
Check out the September issue of REAL’s newsletter. In it we talk about coffee pods, the Journey to Sustainability’s next workshop “Well Preserved” on Sept. 30, a busy summer at the REAL Deal, our customer survey, the monarch garden...
The Saturday Household Hazardous Waste Depot in Carleton Place will open August 1, 2020 and continue until at least Sept 19. Hours are Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon. This depot is open to residents of Beckwith, Carleton...
REAL is taking part in a collaborative project with the Salvation Army, the Rotary Club and others in the community that aims to produce reusable cloth face masks for distribution to anyone who needs one. Arlene Hunter, who has...