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...
READ MORELot Clearing: Reclaim Your Land!
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...
READ MORESustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land
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...
READ MORESustainability Boards
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...
READ MOREWhy You Should Prune Your Trees In The Winter
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 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...
READ MORESustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being
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...
READ MOREMapleGreen’s Material Sustainable Development Goals
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...
READ MOREThe Sustainable Development Goals – MapleGreen Tree Services
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...
READ MORELocal Business Material Exchange Program
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...
READ MOREOptimized Routing + Low Emissions = Happy Customers
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...
READ MORENew Waste Initiative – MapleGreen Tree Services
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...
READ MOREMapleGreen Sustainability Initiatives: An Introduction
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...
READ MOREMono, Ontario Ice Storm Tree Removal | New Tecumseth Storm Damage Cleanup
Hire the best Tree Removal service in New Tecumseth, Ontario and in the Mono, Ontario area. Emergency Tree Removal, Branch Removal Services available during winter and ice storm. We are fully ISA Certified, WSIB covered and fully insured commercial & automotive. Affordable, Expert Tree Cutting, Trimming services. Call us today for Tree removal, Structural...
READ MOREOrangeville Ice Storm Tree Removal | Caledon Storm Damage Cleanup
As a known fact improper tree removal after a storm can lead to costly damages, therefore we at MapleGreen Tree Removal Services make sure that the need for a tree removal service in Orangevill, Mono area is well taken care of during the ice storm. The cost of tree removal after a storm can...
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