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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It’s that time of year again! Birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and your trees and shrubs are becoming active again with buds beginning to bloom. Think of Deep Root Fertilizing as giving your trees and shrubs their much needed morning coffee and boost of energy as they wake up from their long...
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What is a Sustainability Report? A Sustainability Report is a tool to observe and publish a company’s overall sustainability performance. With this information, internal and external stakeholders are able to make observations based on the information available. MapleGreen understands the importance of protecting the environment through providing arborist services across all regions that we...
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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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Generating Employee Awareness To promote awareness and transparency of environmental initiatives taking place at MapleGreen, the Sustainability Department has been developing monthly Sustainability Boards since September 2020. Shifting to Working From Home As this initiative was established during Covid-19, with most of MapleGreen’s office personnel working from home, the Sustainability Boards were made in...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Your trees are an enormous asset to your property value. Trust the best aborists in Caledon, Ontario for Tree Removal, Tree Trimming & Stump Grinding Services. We can also remove small or large trees, branches or stumps with no fuss. Maplegreen Tree Services has been providing tree removal services in Caledon for over 10...
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