Entrepreneurs eye starting up a new environmentally-friendly bulk shop to cut down on plastic
It will keep more second-hand materials out of landfills, spokespeople say
The program will be phased in in three parts
Yukon recyclers will stop accepting non-refundable glass Nov. 30
Yukoners no longer have to pay tipping fees, but a surcharge at the point of purchase instead
The Whitehorse Community Thrift Store is hoping to raise $70,000 in ‘seed money’
Surcharges on several items are significantly lower than what the YG proposed last year
‘For our municipalities, this has been a real concern’
Streicker hopes for details on solid waste plans by May, timeline for recycling fees still unknown
Also, ‘keynote listener’ is the dumbest new piece of government jargon
‘I am frustrated because there’s no actual answers to any of the questions’
You’re going to have to do a better job sorting your junk or else China won’t take it
The mills that receive our recyclables are getting pickier
Streicker admits he didn’t reach out to electronics industry
City residents threw away 1 million pounds of clothing last year
Consumers will now pay 10-cent deposits on milk containers, get a nickel back
Disposal of garbage and furniture costs non-profit $1,200 in tipping fees
