{"id":18796,"date":"2018-03-23T10:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T14:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/forest-recovery-canada-a-profile\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T16:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:08:39","slug":"forest-recovery-canada-a-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/blog\/forest-recovery-canada-a-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Recovery Canada: A Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"
Forest Recovery Canada<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a> (FRC) is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to carbon reduction and reforesting Canada. It has planted more than 23 million seedlings since 2004 and also educates the public about trees.<\/p>\n Did you know?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n FRC is always looking for volunteers, sponsors and donors to help keep Canada’s forests green and to plant more trees. Beyond their volunteer program, they have two main planting programs, one for landowners and one for corporate sponsors.<\/p>\n The subsidized landowners program<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a> is part of the Ontario government\u2019s commitment to plant 50 million trees by 2025. More than 4,000 landowners have participated to date. Advantages to landowners include increasing the value of their land, improving the quality of their soil, increasing wildlife habitat, enhancing recreational opportunities, improving the overall health of the environment and leaving a lasting legacy.<\/p>\n The FRC corporate program allows sponsoring<\/u><\/a> companies to plant trees either through direct donation or through a donation tied to the company\u2019s sales or services. One of the FRC corporate sponsors is Quantum who began supporting the program in 2016 when they decided to donate<\/a> a tree for every recycling<\/a> pickup. To date, their donations are responsible for the planting of more than 3,000 trees \u2013 with trees being added to the forest every day.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited to support this type of green initiative because it directly helps with carbon reduction and the environment. Based on our pickups so far this year, we\u2019ll probably be responsible for planting several thousand more trees across the country for 2018, and we want to have an even bigger impact on the environment going forward,\u201d says Clayton Miller.<\/p>\n It\u2019s well known that trees breathe in carbon dioxide and emit oxygen (the opposite of what humans do), cleaning the air. A young tree can consume 11.8 kg of carbon dioxide per year while a mature tree<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a> can consume 21.8 kg. One hectare<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a> of trees produces enough oxygen for 44 people for a year.<\/p>\n So, the 3,000 trees planted by Quantum’s sponsorship will be responsible for consuming 65,400 kg of carbon dioxide per year when they are mature. That\u2019s an achievement worth acknowledging.<\/p>\n By choosing Quantum for your recycling services, you\u2019re helping us plant thousands more trees across Canada. We\u2019re grateful and know that we can\u2019t do it without you,\u201d adds Miller.<\/p>\n You can schedule a pickup with Quantum here and help make Canada a cleaner, greener place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Environmentally conscious recycling is just one part of Quantum’s commitment to the environment. By supporting the FRC forestation initiative, you’re also helping us plant trees across Ontario.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18797,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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