Plastic Recycling

• B.C. expands recycling program to include more items effective immediately 

  The B.C. Ministry of Environment announced Friday that more items are now included in the province's recycling program to keep 'more plastic out of our waterways and landfills.'

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2023
  
• Deposit for milk and milk-substitute containers starts Feb. 1 in B.C.

  The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy estimates another 20-40 million containers will be recycled each year.

  Environment

  Jan 31, 2022
  
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• Calgary councillor pushing to save recycling costs in Alberta

  Making producers responsible for recycling packaging could save taxpayer dollars and the equivalent of 15,000 cars-worth of greenhouse gas emissions.

  Economy

  Sep 25, 2020
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• NAIT granted $10M to launch plastic recycling research program

  The research team will aim to find new opportunities in the province to extend consumer plastic's lifetime with new uses.

  Education

  Nov 26, 2019
• ‘Eco-friendly general store’ aiming to fill gap in Regina’s sustainable market

  Regina's only "eco-friendly general store" has recently expanded after filling an absence in the city's sustainable retail market.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2019
• 2,000 tonnes of plastic containers headed to the dump in August: City of Calgary

  An estimated 2,000 tonnes of plastic containers currently sitting in storage will be sent to a landfill next month.

  Consumer

  Aug 20, 2019
• B.C. government seeks public input on plastics ban, reduction strategies

  The survey, which will run until Sept. 18, comes as more B.C. municipalities work to ban items like plastic bags, straws and food containers.

  Environment

  Jul 25, 2019
• Swimming in plastic: How Metro Vancouver handles its own recycling

  After accounting for his own plastic waste, reporter Aaron McArthur looks into how Metro Vancouver recycles what it produces - a unique approach in North America.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2019
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• Swimming in plastic: One B.C. man’s battle with recycling in his own home

  Global News reporter Aaron McArthur put his own family's plastic use under the microscope with some eye-opening results.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2019
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• Kelowna students turn shipping container into plastic recycling plant

  It is a unique plastic recycling plant, one that has been created inside a shipping container on the grounds of a Kelowna high school.

  News

  Jun 5, 2019