Recycle your soup and beverage cartons!
Cartons are recyclable and accepted in your blue bin in Manitoba. They’re made mainly from paper, with a thin layer of polyethylene (plastic) and sometimes aluminum. Milk and milk alternatives, juice, and soup/broth cartons are just some of the products packaged in...
BAG UP MANITOBA CHALLENGE 2016
This fall, 137 schools across Manitoba participated in the MMSM Bag Up Manitoba program, keeping 1,106,723 plastic bags out of the landfills. “Since 2008, over eight million bags have been kept from the landfills due to this program,” said Tom Ethans, Take Pride...
Bag Up Manitoba Officially Launches
The Bag up Manitoba – Plastic Bag Challenge officially launched on Wednesday at Sargent Park School. During the month of October we are asking schools to collect as many plastic bags for recycling as they can. The program is open to any elementary school in the...
The Pas Wins 2016 Northern and First Nations Community Clean-up
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) in partnership with the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) and its Recycle Everywhere program are proud to congratulate The Pas as the winner of the 2016 Northern and First Nations Community Clean-up....
Plastic Bag Grab Challenge Results
Congratulations to all participants in the Plastic Bag Grab Challenge! This Canada wide contest saw 419 schools and 122,197 students collect 2,279,601 plastic bags in just one week! In Manitoba, 69 schools submitted their results with 349,365 plastic bags collected...
Plastic Bag Grab Challenge
Elementary schools from across Canada are challenged to collect as many plastic bags as they can for recycling from April 18 – 22. Top schools in each province and territory that collect the most plastic bags for recycling are eligible to win cash prizes that...
What’s in Your Fridge Contest
MMSM has partnered up with QX 104 FM and 94.3 The Drive on the “What’s in Your Fridge” contest. Every week we will be posting a photograph of one of the announcers fridges. All you have to do is identify three items that can be recycled! Each week...
STUDENTS LEARN THE VALUE OF REUSING AND RECYCLING
Nineteen Manitoba students displayed their recycled material outfits on Saturday in a fashion show at St. Vital Centre as part of the first ever Eco Awareness Day and Recycled Material Fashion Fest. A contest open to Manitoba students of all ages, students were asked...