News Items tag as: Recycle B.C.

Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan
November 27, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Hundreds of notices are being mailed out this week telling Central Okanagan residents they’re not recycling properly.
Why road closures mean you can't recycle your glass and foam in Kamloops, Okanagan
November 19, 2021 - 1:30 PM

The floods and blocked highways have forced Recycle B.C. to stop, as of next Monday, collecting glass and foam products from throughout the province.
COVID-19 filled up more household garbage cans in the Central Okanagan
September 10, 2020 - 8:30 PM

The amount of household garbage put out for collection jumped by 20 per cent in the Central Okanagan as more people worked from home because of COVID-19.
B.C. businesses spending almost $100 million a year to help you recycle better
August 30, 2020 - 7:00 AM

B.C. has set up a recycling system that is totally funded by businesses whose packaging you toss in your recycling bin on a regular basis.
$100 fines a reality for improper recyclers in Kamloops
September 10, 2019 - 4:35 PM

KAMLOOPS - You may want to brush up on your knowledge of recyclable materials, or it could cost you.
Regional Districts uniting to urge province to expand recycling program
August 17, 2019 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Regional districts in the interior are getting together to lobby the province to add industrial, commercial and institutional recycling to the province’s recycling program.
Why we can keep worry-free recycling in the Thompson-Okanagan
May 08, 2019 - 4:30 PM

The global recycling industry has fallen on hard times, but it continues to be business as usual for residential recyclers in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
Time to eliminate deposits on cans and bottles? South Okanagan thinks so
July 30, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - Regional district directors want the province to consider a new direction with respect to its recycling program.
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News Items tag as: Recycle B.C.

Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan

Why road closures mean you can't recycle your glass and foam in Kamloops, Okanagan

COVID-19 filled up more household garbage cans in the Central Okanagan

B.C. businesses spending almost $100 million a year to help you recycle better

$100 fines a reality for improper recyclers in Kamloops

Regional Districts uniting to urge province to expand recycling program

Why we can keep worry-free recycling in the Thompson-Okanagan

Time to eliminate deposits on cans and bottles? South Okanagan thinks so

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