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Emergency crews in Calgary were called out to the community of Glendale to help extract a recycling truck from a sinkhole.

The Electronic Products Recycling Association of Manitoba says it will take just about any old technology — which will then be broken down in order to extract valuable materials. 

A death investigation is underway by Saskatoon police and the provincial coroner following the discovery of a woman's body at a recycling facility.

A handful of communities in the Southern Interior will be hosting used tire collection events this spring, summer and fall.

The findings also showed that 6.7 per cent of households are considered “repeat offenders,” and are responsible for a third of the recycling contamination.

The future of waste processing is coming to Wetaskiwin County: a Canada-made solution that uses steam to break down trash and cuts greenhouse gas emissions.

Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.

The United Nations is hosting its penultimate round of talks to develop a legally binding plastic pollution reduction treaty in Ottawa, with a focus on microplastics.

The Manitoba government is giving Take Pride Winnipeg a $46,000 grant to help educate about "the importance of waste diversion, recycling and keeping communities litter-free."

The Olympic Park launched a contest for ideas on how to reuse and recycle the materials that make up the dilapidated structure, which has 20,000 holes in it.

U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.

The Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada says a four-year agreement with the federal Fisheries Department ends on March 31 and there’s been no indication it will be renewed.

A new poll suggests support for some sort of system to manage empties through a deposit return program for non-alcoholic beverage containers is up year over year.

According to Paul Yang, the company's senior director of sustainability and packaging, the trial is part of finding a guest-friendly alternative to plastic lids.

Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for another round of negotiations regarding a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste.

Companies that produce or import plastic in Canada will have to report every year how much of it they are putting on the market, along with how much plastic waste they generate.

Officials say they are testing out a new way to fix potholes across the city of Winnipeg, which mixes a combination of ingredients.

On Tuesday, regional council’s planning and works committee approved a $284 million garbage contract which will see a number of changes made to how garbage is collected.

A wildfire that broke out Monday northeast of the Jasper townsite is now contained. 

When conditions allow, all eligible property owners, farmers and other large lot owners with permits from their local fire jurisdiction may burn specific wood debris outdoors.