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Now that Halloween has come and gone, many are left with old pumpkins to dispose of. But before you toss your jack-o-lantern out, there are a number of other ways to get rid of it in Waterloo region.
Most transportation services, libraries, police and city services went into a communications blackout Friday as the national Rogers internet outage put millions of customers offline.
Some Ontario farmers are finding ways to upcycle Christmas trees. Rodrigues Farms in Ayr and Top Meat Market in Ariss will use them to feed their livestock, specifically, their goats.
With online shopping becoming more popular, there has been an increase of cardboard boxes
GUELPH -- Staff at local landfills say they have noticed a change in waste trends since the start of the pandemic. “By the end of the [2020] we did see a small increase in garbage, just under eight per cent but we also saw an increase in blue box and green bin,”said Kathleen Barsoum, Waste Coordinator for Region of Waterloo Waste Management. Kitchener resident Chrisy Berryman told CTV News she has been putting out a lot more cardboard at the curb lately. “Before the pandemic it was definitely about two to three bins a week and now we're putting out probably five, plus extra car...