by admin | Apr 19, 2018 | Environmental Sustainability, Waste Diversion
As you may have heard, the City’s blue bin recycling program recently stopped accepting plastic film (i.e. plastic bags, plastic cling wrap, etc.). Removing plastic film from the recycling stream will help to improve the quality of recoverable paper and cardboard,...
by Mairin Loewen | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hello everyone, My apologies for the long delay between updates. Here is a quick overview of some of the items on Council’s agenda. Recycling: We’ve been talking a lot recently about recycling for both single-family homes and multi-unit dwellings. Council has approved...
by Mairin Loewen | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Some news on the recycling front: the city’s administration is recommending that the city-wide curbside recycling contract be awarded to Loraas Recycle, as they had the highest score in RFP process and met the prescribed affordability criteria. The tentative...