International Compost Awareness Week, May 5 – 11, 2019
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is the largest and most comprehensive education initiative of the compost industry. It is celebrated in many…
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Saskatoon city council pushes back organics collection to 2023
Saskatoon’s city-wide collection of organic waste from single-family homes is slated to begin in 2023 after receiving city council approval on Monday. Councillors…
Regina looks ahead to 2019 garbage goals
Regina's 2018 progress on garbage and some 2019 goals were reviewed by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee last week. Among those goals will…
Saskatchewan pot stores ‘go green’ with recycling program for cannabis packaging
With legal pot packaging piling up, some Saskatchewan cannabis retailers are making an effort to “go green” by introducing recycling bins designed for marijuana…
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastics
Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as plastic cotton swabs will be banned in the European Union by 2021 following a vote…