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This summer will be a focus on reduce, reuse and recycle and best management practices for your curbside collection. 4R Waste Ambassador Program has been be launched! It is a new program to help educate residents about how to dispose of their waste. We have added a new section on our website under "All About Water" Stormwater Education. This section highlights why managing stormwater on your property is beneficial to the environment! Pollinator week is coming up the third week in June. Check back for more updates closer to the date.

**Reminder the textile bins at the Keystone Centre have moved back to the Richmond Avenue entrance***

Single-Use Plastic Bags

The City of Brandon is seeking feedback from the Brandon business community to determine what impact of eliminating single-use plastic checkout bags has on local businesses and what barriers exist that make it difficult or challenging for consumers to use or access reusable bags. A recent country-wide survey showed that 82% of Canadians are concerned about plastic consumption and use. The City of Brandon is interested in exploring ways to reduce the waste and litter caused by single-use plastics in our community.

The outcomes of this survey will be used to help structure a proposed bylaw to assist and support businesses and the community in reducing their use of single-use plastic bags in preparation of the removal of single-use checkout bags.

The proposed Plastics Bag Reduction by-law went for 1st reading at the July 12,2021 Council meeting.

Plastic Bag alternatives