VANCOUVER — Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country’s many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter.
WINNIPEG — An initiative to divert disposable masks from landfills has been launched in Manitoba parks.
WINNIPEG — There’s a new initiative at Assiniboine Park Zoo to recycle disposable masks.
WINNIPEG — It pays to recycle. Literally. A new app from Recycle Everywhere is creating an incentive for people to toss their used beverage containers into a blue recycling bin.
Visitors to six Winnipeg parks now have a greater incentive to recycle empty beverage containers instead of tossing them in the trash.
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren’t easily recycled and already have more environmentally-friendly alternatives will be the first to go under Canada’s new restrictions on plastics.
WINNIPEG — A residential food waste collection pilot project is underway in six city neighbourhoods.
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is spending $10 million on recycling and waste diversion in the province.
A new audit by the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association shows beverage container litter has decreased in five Manitoba cities.
IKEA Winnipeg is making it easy for residents to recycle unwanted furniture items, electronics, and clothing this weekend.
WINNIPEG — A new mattress recycling program is hoping to divert up to 8,000 mattresses and box springs from the landfill.
OTTAWA — A trio of young people in Calgary are challenging Canada’s iconic coffee chain to use its popular contest to get Canadians to kick their cup addiction.
