Trash
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Gamifying litter cleanup: How a new initiative in Ontario is turning trash into cashA local environmental charity from Georgian Bay is the first in North America to partner with an app that gamifies helping the environment.EnvironmentApr 22, 2025
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After raising a stink, trash cans to return to Montreal’s Lachine CanalTo the frustration of daily users, 30 bins were removed in April. The month-long pilot project raised quite the stink among Sud-Ouest residents and borough officials.CanadaApr 26, 2024
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Winnipeg’s trash troubles persist: City faces cleanup challengesCity crews could be seen hauling out trash from the riverbank along Waterfront Drive on Tuesday.EnvironmentSep 27, 2023
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‘It’s unreal what happens here’: Winnipeggers speak out on trash-filled streetsResidents in a number of Winnipeg neighbourhoods have flagged what they call a growing problem of garbage strewn about local streets and back alleys.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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Waste study at Vernon, B.C. landfill finds lots of compostable material being trashed"What was alarming is that almost half of compostable organic waste observed was avoidable food waste, which is basically considered edible food ending up in our landfills."CanadaOct 31, 2022
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Hockey gear tossed in trash triggers outrage from others on the sidelinesThe City of Calgary is apologizing after a dumpster full of hockey gear wound up in the landfill. But the man who discovered it tried to rescue what he could for players in need.FeaturesOct 11, 2022
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Pandemic cleanups, construction helped increase trash in North and Central Okanagan last yearNorth Okanagan data shows, per capita, residents produced 533 kg of garbage last year. That's a higher per-capital rate than at any time in the last decade.CanadaSep 2, 2022
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Montreal moving day cleanup expected to take weeksMattresses, couches, garbage bags — items big and small: city crews are hitting the streets this week in a post-moving day cleanup operation.CanadaJul 4, 2022
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800 kilograms pulled from Lake Ontario during ‘Dive Against Debris’More than 800 kilograms of debris was taken from Lake Ontario this weekend during 'Dive Against Debris,' an international initiative aimed at helping keep our waters clean.CanadaJun 21, 2022
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Despite being 100% compostable, these drink cups will still end up in the landfillThe 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.'EnvironmentMay 18, 2022
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