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2021 Earth Day
Greening Guide
West Park Healthcare Centre
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Table of Contents
West Park Healthcare Centre
03 Introduction
04 West Park Healthcare Centre's Green Legacy
Earth Day Activities & Resources
05 5 Easy Ways to Green Your Home
06 The 'Beef' on Climate Change
07 Green Cuisine: Vegan Recipes
08 Keep it Green with a Netflix Stream
09 Establish Some Roots: Grow a Garden
Support Local Green Businesses
10 West Park Eco Market Vendor: A Million Elephants
11 West Park Eco Market Vendor: Cool Straw
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Introduction
The Green Guide has been developed by the Environmental
Sustainability program of West Park Healthcare Centre for all
patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and community partners to
promote Environmental awareness during Earth Day 2021.
The objective of the West Park Healthcare Centre Earth Day Greening Guide is to:
Uphold our commitment to green health care operations and to preserve the
natural environment, to proactively protect and promote human health.
Foster green communities by providing West Park Healthcare Centre patients,
staff, physicians, volunteers and community partners with the information and
resources to make environmentally sustainable lifestyle choices.
The West Park Healthcare Centre Earth Day Greening Guide includes:
Local businesses offering Resources to identify situations
Environmentally sustainable which require solutions to
products at discounted prices! minimize environmental
damage.
Information and resources to Green documentaries and shows,
support a green lifestyle at home. vegan recipes and other fun
content to keep you entertained
at home this Earth Day!
Ideas to safely reconnect with
and embrace nature during the
COVID-19 Pandemic.
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West Park Healthcare Centre's
Commitment to Green Healthcare
West Park Healthcare Centre helps patients get their lives back by providing
specialized rehabilitative and complex care after life-altering injury or
illness.
West Park is building a new hospital and
transforming its 27-acre site into an integrated
Campus of Care, enabling the hospital to evolve its
rehabilitative programs to meet Ontario's future
healthcare needs.
West Park Healthcare Centre is committed to
providing quality care and services in an innovative
and environmentally sustainable manner. As a leader
in the provision of specialized rehabilitation and
complex continuing care, the Centre recognizes a
responsibility to promote sustainable health service
delivery and practice environmentally responsible
operations in an effort to minimize its overall
environmental impact.
Read More on Environmental
Sustainability efforts here
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FIVE Easy Ways
to Green Your Home
1. Swap Out Single-Use Plastics
Use a material or canvas shopping bag
4. Compost Food Waste
Use a residential compost bin
Pack your lunch in reusable containers
Start a compost garden in your yard
Use a bamboo toothbrush instead of plastic
2. Use Less Water 5. Reduce Energy Usage
Turn your thermostat down a few degrees
Don't let the water run while brushing teeth Cover pans when cooking
Purchase 'low flow' or eco faucets for taps Dry clothing on a clothes line
and shower heads Look for green certifications, such as the energy
star logo when purchasing appliances
3. Eat Less Meat
Try a vegan recipe once weekly (or even
once a month to start!) Click for 20 more
Green Tips!
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The 'BEEF' on
Climate Change
What Can You Do to Help?
The World Resources Institute (WRI)
reported that if individuals in heavy meat-
eating countries reduced their consumption
of beef to approximately 1.5 burgers per
person, per week, the trajectory of the
agriculture and deforestation crisis could
be changed for the better. This change in
dietary habits would significantly, if not
entirely, eliminate the pressures off of the
agriculture industry and slow agricultural
expansion - even in a world populated by 10
Agriculture and Climate Change: billion people.
Modern day agriculture is a massive contributor to
global warming, generating about 25% of all green Read more:
house gas emissions annually, including more than How dietary habits
impact the
40% of methane, globally. As the global population environment by
increases, so does agricultural activity and resulting clicking here!
green house gas emissions. Without immediate
intervention and a decrease in emissions, there could
be irreversible impacts to wildlife and ecosystems. Quick Tips for Going Vegan:
Immediate intervention would require an approximate
40%-50% drop in greenhouse gas emissions in the next Eat a variety of foods
decade to prevent a 1.5 degree increase in Make vegetables the focus of every meal
temperatures globally. To achieve this reduction there Establish a support system - make
must be a decrease in farmland and an increase in friends with other vegans!
tree coverage. Almost 50% of all vegetated land Do your research before making the
switch
around the globe is currently devoted to agriculture. Of
Transition slowly - start with committing
that 50%, 30% is allocated to crops dedicated to
to a 'Meatless Monday'
feeding livestock.
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/08/748416223/to- Read Tips on
slow-global-warming-u-n-warns-agriculture-must-change
Plant-Based Diets!
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Green Cuisine
Try Meatless Monday with delicious vegan recipes!
Y u m !
Mushroom Rigatoni With
Crème Fraiche
Mushroom Rigatoni With Directions:
Step One: Cook pasta according to
Crème Fraiche: package. Reserve approximately 1/2 cup
of cooking liquid.
Ingredients:
4 ounces pasta Step Two: Remove stems from Portobello
and shiitake mushrooms. Using a spoon,
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1 pound of Portobello mushrooms
8 ounces shitake mushrooms scrape out black gills from underside of
3 tablespoons olive oil Portobello mushrooms. Cut all for 52 Plant
5 garlic cloves, minced mushrooms into 1/2 inch slices. Based
8 ounces cremini mushrooms Recipes -
1 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce Step Three: In a skillet, heat oil adding in & observe
1/4 cup crème fraiche thyme and garlic, then add in mushrooms, meatless
3/4 tsp. salt stirring often, until tender. Mix in soy Monday for 1
1/2 tsp. black pepper sauce and cook until evaporated. Stir in Full Year!
1/4 cup chopped parsley crème fraiche, salt, pepper, and 1/4 cup
of reserved cooking liquid from pasta.
Garnish with chopped parsley and enjoy!
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Keep it GREEN
with a Netflix Stream
Tired of re-watching the same old shows and movies? There are many
environmental sustainability documentaries streaming on Netflix that are
engaging and informative for the whole family! Try watching one of the
following top recommendations on your next movie night!
OUR PLANET:
Zoo's might be closed, but you
can still enjoy a breathtaking
array of animals and
ecosystems while learning
more about how climate
change is impacting them with
the Netflix series Our Planet.
SEASPIRACY:
Learn about the harms that humans are causing
to ocean and how its impacting marine life. The BIGGEST
LITTLE FARM:
Follow a family
on their heart-
warming
adventure as they
No Netflix? No Problem! develop a fully
sustainable farm.
For a full list of Environmental
Sustainability documentaries to
watch in 2021:
There are many sustainability documentaries on Click Here
YouTube! Click Here to watch and introductory one.
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Establish Some Roots:
Grow a Garden
Gardening Tips for Beginners:
Start With Great Soil
Invest in soil that is nutrient-rich when
purchasing bagged soil for your
gardens
Look for signs of life, such as
earthworms, when digging to
determine the healthiest soil to plant in
Focus on the Bright Side
Know the sun and light patterns in your
garden areas and plant accordingly
Try Containers
First time gardener? Start small and try
planting in containers
Don't Plant Too Early
Keep an eye on frost dates and don't 340 Ways to Recycle
plant too early in the season - this can in the Garden !
be disastrous for your garden
Have Fun!
Get creative and enjoy the process!
Source: https://www.miraclegro.com/en-ca/library/gardening-
basics/10-top-gardening-tips-beginners
Click Here for
Great Urban
Gardening Tips!
Click Here for every HGTV
garden 'How To' video
imaginable
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Virtual Eco Market Vendor:
A Million Elephants
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Patients and Community Partners to Save 25%
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