Did you just move into a new home? Or have you been there for a few years? Maybe you have lived there for many. Regardless of how long you have lived at the residence, assessing the trees on your property is required on a regular basis. While beautiful large old trees are charm, shade,...
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We officially have solar power set up in our yard! The road to reaching our solar goals was definitely worth the effort, as we now have a source of endless free power that requires minimal maintenance! Our Solar Vision Our original solar vision was to mount panels on the roof of our storage containers...
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Are you a homeowner or contractor wanting to clear land for a project? Whether it’s a small or large area, you can trust MapleGreen to remove all vegetation with our forestry mulcher, allowing you to move forward with the next step in your project! Lot clearing is the process of removing any and all...
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How MapleGreen Helps Achieve the Goal To wrap up our blog series on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), let us finish with #15: Life on Land. SDG #15 is on our list of top 5 goals that are material to MapleGreen. The material goals were determined through assessing each goal’s ability to impact our...
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Pruning is essential to ensure the health and lifespan of your trees. While tree pruning can be done anytime of the year, winter is the ideal time. Here are some reasons why you should prune your trees during the winter months! Less Harm Trees are dormant in the winter months and as such, pruning...
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How MapleGreen Helps Achieve the Goal The calamities that climate change can create on a local and global scale are too significant to ignore. That’s why MapleGreen is actively pursuing methods to combat climate change and its impacts. The ways in which the world’s societies, industries, transportation, energy, food, and agricultural systems currently operate...
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Incorporating sustainability into everyday operations is a major venture that MapleGreen is committed to. To do this, we composed an official Sustainability Training Manual for all new recruits and to educate those who are currently employed. As we proceed to become more sustainable, we believe everyone at MapleGreen will play a major role in...
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Why this Goal is Important Traditionally, governmental bodies have been recognized as being the primary target audience for aligning to and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 through their ability to create firm policy supporting the goals. While this may be true, the private sector is known to be majorly responsible for...
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As COVID-19 has required every business and individual around the world to adapt to “new normals” such as spending more time at home, impacts of this include the increase in residential energy consumption and associated bills. During this past year especially, MapleGreen has been actively reducing our environmental impact and energy consumption. While we...
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Incorporating outdoor solar and LED lights into your property landscaping or serving as security lighting at your home or office building exceeds the benefits that traditional electric lighting provides. The many perks of solar lighting are explored below. Cost-Efficient & Convenient Businesses and individuals can drastically reduce their electricity bill by relying on lighting...
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Waste reduction at MapleGreen is one of the top priorities for the Sustainability Department. In order to fulfill this goal, we are constantly evaluating the current waste practices at MapleGreen’s main office and fleet yard and searching for opportunities of waste sorting improvement. Similar to our recently introduced battery recycling program, which handles an...
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Why this Goal is Important to MapleGreen The purpose of the United Nations’ (UN) fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) is to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. When considering which SDGs are aligned to MapleGreen, the likelihood of an impact from the goal onto the company, the...
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As MapleGreen strives to become a more environmentally friendly tree services company, the Sustainability Department established yet another new waste reduction initiative. Two battery collection waste bins were installed at the fleet yard and office locations. This newly added waste stream will ensure that all batteries used by MapleGreen will be properly recycled rather...
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An exciting waste-related project has recently been introduced at MapleGreen Tree Services, this being a new plastic waste reduction program. The program was created to lessen the amount of plastic entering waterways annually. Globally, this amount adds up to a total of 8 million tonnes, the equivalent to a garbage truck load of plastic...
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How MapleGreen Helps Achieve the Goal Through many established policies and projects, MapleGreen is actively contributing to the company’s material Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For each of our currently aligned Goals, we plan to develop additional initiatives that help fully achieve the SDGs by 2030 and also inspire other companies to follow suit. Why...
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How We Identified Our Material Goals The Sustainability Department conducted a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Materiality Assessment to determine which SDGs are directly linked to MapleGreen’s operations and identify those that we plan to support in the future. The Materiality Assessment process involved ranking, on a scale of 1 to 5, each SDG based...
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What are the Sustainable Development Goals? The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, are a universal blueprint designed to stimulate peace, success, and well-being for all people and the planet through achieving defined goals and targets. Building on the previous Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs were...
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Participating in GreenBiz Caledon has generated many environmental benefits for MapleGreen. With signing up, we have been granted access to Partners in Project Green’s Material Exchange Program. The Material Exchange Program is an innovative partnership between local businesses, non-profit organizations, and recyclers in the Greater Toronto Area area working to reduce the amount of...
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MapleGreen relies on precise logistics and routing practices to satisfy our customers. Not only do we aspire to serve as many customers as possible through our line of work, the way we do this also supports our goal of reducing our transportation-related emissions. Our current behind-the-scenes routing practices apply to all company vehicles including...
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MapleGreen is quickly becoming a leader in Caledon and across the GTA when it comes to providing exceptional tree services in an increasingly sustainable manner. To do this, MapleGreen is thinking globally and acting locally. On a worldwide scale, it is estimated that 1.69 billion lbs of cigarette butts become litter annually. In an...
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On top of providing expert tree services across the Greater Toronto Area, MapleGreen has implemented a 7 Green Wastes Audit which has tremendously improved the company’s waste diversion practices. The goal of the audit was to measure current output, develop and implement improvement initiatives, and evaluate results. Initial Findings After auditing the garbage generated...
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MapleGreen Tree Services strives to be a sustainability leader within the tree service industry. To achieve this, MapleGreen has recently created a Sustainability Department and welcomed Maarika Farmer into the Junior Sustainability Professional role to initiate and manage upcoming sustainability projects. Maarika previously achieved a Double Major in Environment, Sustainability, and Society and International...
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The tree removal process can be dangerous depending on the size and condition of the tree in question and if there are any buildings, vehicles, or populated areas nearby. Prior to completing a DIY tree removal project, consult with MapleGreen first! There are numerous reasons as to why a tree should be removed. These...
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Trees are a significant part of the urban environment as they provide us with oxygen, shade, and enhance to our well-being. For these reasons, it is important to care for the trees that are around and support us through correct pruning practices. These practices influence a tree’s ability to cause damage while improving health...
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When considering tree planting it is important to think about the tree once mature. How tall will the tree grow to be? Is there enough space on my lawn for a large tree? Will the canopy grow over my roof? What type of soil conditions does the tree require? How do I maintain the...
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The purpose of tree cabling is to stabilize limbs on healthy or unhealthy trees using cables to improve structural integrity. Tree cabling is practiced on trees that have not had proper pruning in their developmental years, causing limbs to be weak, heavy, widely spread, or grow at abnormal angles. The cables are placed within...
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MapleGreen offers professional stump grinding and stump excavation services. Stump grinding is the process of removing a tree stump from your lawn using a machine called a stump grinder. This machine is able to grind away the existing stump down to 18in below surface level. Grinding this deep will help to prevent growth from...
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If you are looking for tree services in Toronto – GTA, please feel free to contact us. We specialize in Tree Removal, Stump Removal, Tree Pruning, Hedges & Shrubs, Tree Cabling, or even Stump Grinding, Lot Clearing, Brush Removal, Wood Chips and Emergency Tree Services. CALL: (416) 951-0487 Email: info@maplegreen.ca How does MapleGreen fertilize...
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