New Year, Old Challenges: Part 1

It's the end of the year, and as always we start to look forward to next year's resolutions! Around the office, that means we're looking at our Green Goals! We actually cheated a bit, though, and started pushing those goals at the end of 2018, even putting them up on the wall in the office and supporting each other! Here's some of what we learned:

• It's difficult to go totally plastic free. Like, really difficult. Many of us took one particular plastic that we use frequently and tried to remove it from our lives.
• Switching away from paper towel takes more work, but it's worth it! In fact, it's a goal that does double duty, since making rags is a good way to upcycle old clothing.
• We all have more work to do.

That last observation is important. No matter what we are doing, we always can make changes to make things more sustainable or efficient. It's not about finishing your Green Journey right away, it's about constantly working on it!

That's why our Action Ambassadors for the Every Action Counts campaign are good sources of inspiration – they show us how other Calgarians are trying to make a difference, if only a small one, every day.

We're in the last days of the campaign and we'd love to have your support to let everyone know that they can make their actions count today. Share EveryActionCounts.ca with your friends and family, and if you'd like to support the campaign, you can do that on the donation page!

Thank you for reading and be sure to tell us your own actions with the #EveryActionCounts hashtag on social media! You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.