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...
December 2023 | Archives, Guides, Recycling
There are a few things you can always expect during the holidays: family dinners, exchanging gifts, and the clean-up that follows. Download our Manitoba holiday recycling guide to see how to best dispose of gift bags, wrapping paper, and other holiday items. We go...
October 2023 | Archives, Guides, Recycling
Your household blue bin is for recycling packaging and printed paper. But there are lots of recyclable items that don’t belong in your blue bin (for reasons outlined below). You can visit drop-off locations, accessible to most Manitobans, to recycle batteries,...
September 2023 | Archives, Contamination, Recycling
Are you unknowingly contaminating your recycling? It’s your birthday! You pull a shirt out of the gift bag your aunt and uncle gave you. Trying your best to pretend you love it, you toss the bag aside. Your aunt stops you and says there’s something else in the bag....
May 2023 | Archives, Guides, Recycling, Reduce & Reuse
Your blue bin is for printed paper and packaging. But what about bikes? Washing machines? Mattresses? Manitobans—admirably not wanting to waste—regularly ask us where they can recycle products like these that are damaged or no longer needed. It’s always best to reuse...
April 2023 | Archives, Recycling
Is there a point to our weekly walks with our blue bins to the curbside? To remembering what we can and can’t recycle? Is it even making a difference? Yes, yes, and a big green YES. For Earth Day, let’s explore the various ways recycling protects our planet. ...
April 2023 | Archives, Guides, Recycling, Reduce & Reuse
Working for a recycling organization, it’s an unwritten rule that our staff have to be passionate about recycling and the environment. In the spirit of Earth Month, we asked our staff to share tips on reducing waste in their everyday lives. Joel, Communications...
