Recycling

• Successful Central Okanagan book recycling pilot project extended

  At Planet Earth Recycling used books are given another life; whether that's finding its way to a new reader or being recycled into a new material.

  Environment

  Aug 17
  
• Guelph to host pop-up event on waste collection

  Three new designs are being considered for a new waste collection system.

  Canada

  Aug 16
  
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• Alberta bottle depots start offering refunds on reusable takeout food containers

  A program that allows reusable takeout containers to be taken by bottle depots is expanding to more communities in southern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 25
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• Over 3,000 tonnes of compostable material diverted from Saskatoon dump

  The city stressed that only BPI-certified compostable bags can be used in the bins, adding that 13 per cent of green cart collections needed to be diverted to the landfill.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• How a famous Montreal bridge is getting a second life at a camp for Scouts

  The Dunn Memorial Scout Camp's proposed footbridge is a winner of the original Champlain Bridge Material Reuse Competition. The old steel parts will be used to make a new crossing.

  Canada

  May 10
• Penticton, B.C. book recycling pilot project ‘successful’ so far

  "We’ve actually been able to divert 12,300 pounds of books from the landfill so it's been a really successful program.”

  Environment

  Apr 26
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Monday, April 17

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Monday, April 17.

  Blogs

  Apr 17
• Donated items getting a second, second chance at Goodwill grand opening

  The new Goodwill bin store in Calgary opened Saturday. Hundreds of thrifters walked through the door to buy items by the pound.

  Canada

  Apr 15
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• 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
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• Kelowna, B.C. muffler shop calls for stricter enforcement around catalytic converter theft

  While the BC Government made it a requirement to report all sales of catalytic converters, there are some smaller scrap metal dealers in the area where that is not happening.

  Crime

  Mar 27