WINNIPEG — Saturday marks National Battery Day in a move to raise awareness and remind Manitobans to properly recycle their batteries.
Manitobans Recycled 153,000 Kg of Batteries Last Year
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Shoreline Cleanup Finds COVID-Related Trash Increased During Height of the Pandemic
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.
Mask Recycling Program Launched in Manitoba Parks
WINNIPEG — An initiative to divert disposable masks from landfills has been launched in Manitoba parks.
Assiniboine Park Zoo Launches Mask Recycling Program
WINNIPEG — There’s a new initiative at Assiniboine Park Zoo to recycle disposable masks.
New App Offers Cash Incentive for Manitobans to Recycle
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.
New Beverage Recycling Bins Pop Up in Six Winnipeg Parks
Visitors to six Winnipeg parks now have a greater incentive to recycle empty beverage containers instead of tossing them in the trash.
Straws, Stir Sticks and Bags Among First Targets of Countrywide Plastics Ban
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.
Food Waste Collection Pilot Program Begins in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A residential food waste collection pilot project is underway in six city neighbourhoods.
Manitoba Funnelling $10M into Recycling Programs
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is spending $10 million on recycling and waste diversion in the province.
Brandon Sees Biggest Reduction in Beverage Container Litter: Audit
A new audit by the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association shows beverage container litter has decreased in five Manitoba cities.
IKEA Collecting Winnipeggers’ Used Furniture, Electronics & Clothing
IKEA Winnipeg is making it easy for residents to recycle unwanted furniture items, electronics, and clothing this weekend.
City Partners Up to Launch Mattress Recycling Program
WINNIPEG — A new mattress recycling program is hoping to divert up to 8,000 mattresses and box springs from the landfill.
