News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Waste Reduction Office

Don't put your garbage cart on the snowbank in Central Okanagan
December 20, 2022 - 4:45 PM
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In the wake of the most recent snow storm to hit the Central Okanagan and more to come, residents are being asked to be patient in regards to waste collection.
Annual Kelowna Trunk Sale expected to attract bargain hunters
May 22, 2019 - 4:15 PM

KELOWNA - More than 150 trunks will be popped at Okanagan College in Kelowna this Saturday for the semi-annual Trunk Sale.
Okanagan regional districts still talking about plastic garbage
March 05, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - An Okanagan-wide ban on single-use plastic bags may be much further away than Vernon’s mayor expects.
Household recycling in the Central Okanagan? You're probably doing it all wrong
August 15, 2018 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - Do you throw cartons of sour milk or half-filled tins of tuna right into your recycling bin? You’re doing it wrong. How about that old plastic lawn chair and camping tarp? Wrong. If you’ve run out of room, do you throw that last bag of garbage into recycling? Definitely wrong.
Anti-straw campaign spreads to Kelowna restaurants
April 06, 2018 - 11:10 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The Regional Waste Reduction office says it's watching with interest the developing campaign against single-use plastic straws but says there are no plans yet to join in.
Garbage and recycling pick-up changes over the holidays
December 25, 2015 - 4:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Along with the holidays comes celebrations and gifts, which means more garbage and recycling.
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News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Waste Reduction Office

Don't put your garbage cart on the snowbank in Central Okanagan

Annual Kelowna Trunk Sale expected to attract bargain hunters

Okanagan regional districts still talking about plastic garbage

Household recycling in the Central Okanagan? You're probably doing it all wrong

Anti-straw campaign spreads to Kelowna restaurants

Garbage and recycling pick-up changes over the holidays

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