Landfills
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The shoe that turns into an apple tree: Toronto designer eliminating plastics, one step at a timeThirty-three-year-old Luc Houle not only sees shoes as a way to protect our feet, but the planet, too.CanadaOct 25, 2021
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Quebec government to spend $1.2B to manage organic waste, environment minister saysThe government is setting ambitious goals as it hopes to keep organic materials from going to the landfills.CanadaJul 3, 2020
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More landfill users in B.C.’s Southern Interior ignoring rules, abusing staff“Treating workers at these sites like garbage is not going to be tolerated.”CanadaApr 22, 2020
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Summerland asking residents to temporarily avoid or limit visits to landfill during COVID-19 pandemicHome isolation has led to an unforeseen problem in the South Okanagan: A spike in visits to landfills.NewsMar 26, 2020
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Former employees allege retailers engaged in practice of destroying, dumping unsold merchandiseAfter a recent Global News story highlighted a retail practice of sending unsold store merchandise to landfills, former retail store managers have come forward to say it was part of their job to regularly destroy and dump unsold items.EnvironmentJan 15, 2020
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Where to take your kids’ old toys to make sure they avoid the dumpGlobal News took a look at where in Regina you can take your kids' old toys that were replaced by this year's Christmas shopping.CanadaJan 4, 2020
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City of London launches recycling projects aimed at reducing plastics in landfillsThe Heft Energy Bag Pilot Project aims to divert plastic away from landfills by giving Londoners a third recycling option, aside from paper and plastic.EnvironmentDec 2, 2019
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Composting in schools: Montreal aims to be zero waste by 2030Last month, the City of Montreal presented its 2020-2025 waste management plan, which aims to divert waste from landfills by 85 per cent by 2030.EnvironmentNov 28, 2019
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Industry-led household hazardous waste program one step closer in SaskatchewanA new program will reduce the amount of household hazardous waste improperly disposed of in Saskatchewan landfills, according to Dustin Duncan.EnvironmentJul 5, 2019
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Nova Scotia moves to allow thermal disposal of plastic, newsprintEnvironment Minister Margaret Miller says the move will give businesses an opportunity to "create something useful from waste destined for landfills."EnvironmentJan 16, 2019
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