November 2024 | Archives, Guides, Paper & Cardboard, Plastic, Recycling
How much packaging do you go through during the holiday season? All the holiday shopping and Black Friday deals can leave you with mountains of boxes, bags, parcels, and plastics—especially if you shop online. It’s important to know which packaging materials you can...
June 2024 | Archives, Contamination, Recycling
Recycling contamination is a problem, and the reasons may surprise you. A load of residential recycling may contain items that don’t belong, but that doesn’t mean the entire load is contaminated or no longer fit to be recycled. High-tech sorting facilities can...
February 2024 | Archives, Glass, Recycling
We’ve all heard at some point in our lives that glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss of quality. It’s true, glass can be recycled forever. But is it recycled in Manitoba? It’s complicated. In short, glass is reused, but not as new...
