The newest tool in the war on waste will be rolling to your door soon. The City of Regina will begin delivering the “Green Carts” starting Saturday. These carts go right along side your brown cart for garbage, and your blue bin for recycling. The “Green Carts” come with a small kitchen catcher you place […]
Dallon Leger thought he was part of the solution. The entrepreneur from Yorkton, says he collected more than 1.8 million kilograms of used grain bags over the past few years, helping his neighbours deal with their mounting plastic problem. Leger’s business, EcoGenX, transported the grain bags to a company in the United States that would […]
Once the wrapping is ripped off, the meal is served, and piles of leftovers fill the fridge, our thoughts turn to “what to do with the Christmas Tree after Christmas” The City of Regina has you covered. The “TreeCycle” program is back. People can drop off their live Christmas Trees for free at the Regina […]
If the garbage bags are starting to pile up around your place, weekly garbage pick up will be returning for the holidays. The city switches to bi-weekly pick up in winter, but adds the extra pick ups around Christmas to help deal with the extra waste. The weekly garbage pick up returns between December 19th […]
The City of Regina is moving its waste services to a user-pay model. Regina City Council voted in favour of the model, which means that the fees associated with recycling, yard waste and garbage collection will be displayed on a resident’s utility bill starting on January 1, 2024. City administration said that the average household […]
Regina’s executive committee has voted to change the garbage, recycling, and yard waste pay model. Garbage, recycling and the new yard waste pickup program will now be charged on utility bills rather than property taxes. Right now, recycling fees appear on utility bills, and garbage collection falls under property taxes. The yard waste pickup problem […]
The federal government is moving closer to banning certain types of plastics from being manufactured. The ban was pushed back due to the pandemic and is now coming into effect. The federal government says it will ban companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year. Environment […]
Starting today, farmers will be able to take their empty pesticide and fertilizer containers for recycling. Cleanfarms announced that more than 1,500 recycling collection sites across Canada would open their doors on May 2 to start accepting empty single-use pesticide and fertilizer containers. Executive Director with Cleanfarms Barry Friesen said there are over 400 locations […]
