Litter

• Winnipeg councillor wants city to clean up its act — literally

  The issue, Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie said, isn't limited to his own north Winnipeg neighbourhood or the inner city — it's everywhere.

  Politics

  Jul 24
  
• Winnipeg contending with graffiti, litter as city-wide numbers pour in

  The executive director of Take Pride Winnipeg says a cleaner neighbourhood is a safer neighbourhood and urges residents to tackle graffiti as soon as they spot it.

  Canada

  Jul 20
  
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• Butting out litter in the Okanagan with ‘pocket ashtrays’

  For a decade the couple has been collecting cigarette butts, and handing out free pocket ashtrays, putting more than one million cigarette butts where they belong.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 27
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• Saskatoon’s litter picking volunteers bring in larger hauls from Meewasin Valley

  Cowan said the clean-up campaign runs until May 31, so volunteers can come down to the Meewasin Valley Authority office to pick up free garbage bags and gloves.

  Canada

  Apr 24
• Spring cleanup starts in Saskatoon

  The city said it has over 2,000 hectares of land it'll be working on, noting that staff start mid-April.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• What’s being done about litter accumulation revealed in Lethbridge’s spring melt

  As the snow starts to melt, the litter that spent the winter burried under it is being revealed, but Lethbridge has plans to tackle the waste problem.

  Environment

  Apr 11
• Quinte West OPP investigate theft of puppies

  Ontario Provincial Police say the puppies were nabbed during a recent break-and-enter at an apartment on Ontario Street.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022
• Dozens show up at Halifax park for shoreline cleanup amid Ocean Week

  For Ocean Week, volunteers gathered at Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, N.S., to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean and beaches.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2022
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• Despite being 100% compostable, these drink cups will still end up in the landfill

  The Halifax coffee shop serves up roughly 400 to-go coffees on any given day, and owners say switching to a more environmentally friendly alternative was the 'right move.'

  Environment

  May 18, 2022
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• Volunteers across N.S. take part in province-wide Mother’s Day shoreline cleanup

  Dozens of volunteers took part in beach cleanups throughout Nova Scotia on Mother's Day to pick up the litter along the province's shoreline.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022