At South Country Co-op we are committed to a sustainable future. We are taking small steps and committing to improving the social, economic and environmental well being of the communities we serve.  

Here are some highlights we would like to share with you:

Diabetes Clothes Collection Bins

Charitable donations received September 27, 2021 through January 11, 2023:

• 98,683 lbs. kept out of landfill
• Carbon saved = 988,656 CO2 emissions
• Trees saved = 4,767

• Northlands Food Centre:

1. 63,853 lbs. collections kept out of landfill
   
2. Carbon saved = 639,712 CO2 emissions
3. Trees saved = 2,762

• 13 Avenue Food Centre:

1. 18,588 lbs. collections kept out of landfill
2. Carbon saved = 186,224 CO2 emissions
3. Trees saved = 967

• Taber Food Centre (placed April 7, 2022):

1. 15,856 lbs. collections kept out of landfill
2. Carbon saved = 158,853 CO2 emissions
3. Trees saved = 1,013

• Vauxhall Food Centre (placed November 1, 2022):

1. 386 lbs. collections kept out of landfill
2. Carbon saved = 3,867 CO2 emissions
3. Trees saved = 25

Reducing Plastic Bags Initiative – effective November 21, 2022, plastic bags were removed from our Retail; this included liquor and gas bars – not just food centres. Prior to removing plastic bags, we incentivized guests to bring their own reusable bags by donating 5¢ per used bag to a local group or organization. Thanks to this program, as of February 2022, we raised $7,194.81 and saved over 239,000 bags from the landfill!

LOOP - 47, 204.25 kgs of waste (food, oils, and organic waste) has been donated to bring South Country Co-op’s total donation to 167,398.55 kgs since implementing the LOOP program in 2021.