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Back-to-school is in full swing, so why not get the whole family involved in cleaning up and recycling. Himmat Rai is a young avid recycler and Ann Goulding is the Stakeholder Relations Manager at Recycle BC, they join Jennifer Palma with some recycling tips for kids and families.

Calgary fire crews are back on the scene of a fire that was considered manageable earlier in the week. On Tuesday, CFD returned care and control of the scene to Ecco Recycling, but 24 hours later, new hot spots prompted a return by city crews and sparked a flurry of 9-1-1 calls. Elissa Carpenter reports.

In Brooks Thursday, Environment Minister Grant Hunter detailed a new program which is banning the disposal of solar panels in landfills. An environmental fee of $14 will be added to all new solar panels in Alberta starting on Oct. 1.

Halifax Regional Police say they’re investigating after the body of a man was found at a recycling facility on Wednesday. This marks the third time a body or remains were discovered and reported to police in Nova Scotia within the past several weeks. And as Mitchell Bailey reports, when it comes to this most recent...

Winnipeggers are now able to recycle paper cups. Global News Morning’s Matthew Merkel spoke to Multi-Materials Stewardship Manitoba’s Christa Rust about the change.

A fire burning at a landfill in southeast Calgary has prompted a health advisory from the city. People downwind of the fire at Ecco Recycling should take precautions to limit exposure to smoke. Elissa Carpenter reports

Ecco Recycling and Energy Corp. is asking the Calgary Fire Department to look into the cause behind a weekend blaze that resulted in irritating smoke billowing over several southeast Calgary neighbourhoods for more than a day. As Skylar Peters reports, that’s not a sure thing yet, but the local councillor and residents are hoping a...

A change is coming to garbage collection in a number of Montreal boroughs, and it’s not sitting well with some. Starting this fall, household waste will be picked up every two weeks in several parts of the city, including Pierrefonds-Roxboro. City officials say the goal is to reduce waste and encourage people to put more...

Montreal has shut down non-recycling decorative fountains and is urging residents to conserve water as crews continue to carry out emergency repairs on a critically deteriorated water main. The McTavish Reservoir, one of the city’s main drinking water sources, supplies water to over one million residents on the island. Elizabeth Zogalis reports.

Construction is underway for a new building designed to process about 50 per cent of all household recyclables in Alberta. Global News got a tour inside to see the new technologies planned for the site near 170 Street and 127 Avenue.

A local recycling bin company says vandalism is on the rise in the downtown core. 4Less Disposal says its spent thousands of dollars on repairs to its bins in the last year. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.

Everybody has them—old electronics stashed away with the hope that we’ll deal with them sometime. However, rather than keeping those outdated electronics, you might want to consider recycling them. Here on Earth Day, Cliff Hacking with “Recycle My Electronics” joins us and brings the Recycle My Electronics Mobile classroom! We’ll go over what it means...

An Alberta MLA committee meeting over the Forever Canadian petition’s fate implodes when the UCP prematurely sends a news release with a pre-determined outcome. Edmontonians reminisce about the High Level Bridge’s century of history. A new, high-tech recycling facility is under construction in west Edmonton. Private companies are looking to fill the care gap for...

EPRA are highlighting their Electronics Recycling Program this Earth Day. With more, EPRA Saskatchewan Program Director Gayleen Creelman joined our Juliane Bodini in studio.

Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to Dennis Neufeld of Recycle My Electronics in recognition of Earth Day.

A large pile of recycled material and debris left abandoned is causing headaches for businesses close by. Owners are having to clean up garbage that has been blown off the pile and onto their lots. Calls to 3-1-1 have gone without action from the city, leaving many frustrated. Gates Guarin has the story.

A Kelowna business that manages dumpster and recycling bins are being plagued with constant fires being lit by the homeless population. We speak to the owner about what is happening.

A Kelowna furniture store owner is upset with the continuous cost of security after a fire was set beside an outdoor recycling bin.

The world continues to watch as Artemis II continues its historic trip to the moon, including flying by the previously unseen dark side of the moon. Miranda Anthistle is joined by Donna Francis, a Researcher-Programmer with the Ontario Science Centre, to learn about an important experiment NASA is conducting. Back on earth, we learn more...

Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski was back in studio this morning to talk about the latest developments from City Hall, chatting with Juliane Bodini about topics such as asbestos pipes, overpass construction and recycling.