WINNIPEG — There’s a new initiative at Assiniboine Park Zoo to recycle disposable masks.
Assiniboine Park Zoo Launches Mask Recycling Program
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Recycle Articles
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.
Trio of Calgary Kids Ask Canadian Coffee Chain to Rethink Popular Contest
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.
Nature Conservancy Recommends a Better Fate for Your Christmas Tree
Canada’s Christmas tree farms produce over three million pine, spruce and fir trees each year — and most of them are simply abandoned at the curb soon after Santa makes his annual visit.
Bowman Pledges to Expand Recycling at Winnipeg Parks
During a mayoral forum Tuesday evening at the University of Winnipeg, incumbent Brian Bowman pledged to increase recycling services at city-owned parks.
