When Empty Bottle opened in 1992, the venue quickly earned a reputation as a “cat-ridden hole-in-the-wall bar.” While some things have stayed the same (there’s still cheap drinks and a house cat, Peg, ...

Households across the UK will be paid to bring empty bottles back to local supermarkets with 'no receipt needed', as part of a new initiative to cut plastic waste. The Department for Environment, Food ...

Franziska Trautmann shares a remarkable story of how glass waste can help rebuild coastlines and restore ecosystems. In this inspiring TED Talk, she explains how her startup turns discarded wine ...

Ontario’s finance minister is hitting back at grocery stores that have complained they are not set up to collect empty alcohol containers, telling them to get on board or give up the right to sell ...

As The Beer Store locations continue to close across Ontario, grocers are being tasked with collecting empty alcohol bottles and cans — a role many didn’t sign up for. “The January 1 date may be ...

More than 100 THC cartridges and multiple handguns were recovered during a traffic stop on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Read full article: Marijuana, guns, more than 100 THC vapes ...

The worldwide pandemic has threatened many of the businesses you rely on every day, but don’t let it take away your source for local news. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure nothing but ...

The Rose City Band LP Summerlong appeared at the onset of the COVID pandemic. The album’s effortlessly twangy licks and endless-highway beats were an excellent prescription for de-stressing during a ...

In 2020, Franziska Trautmann and her boyfriend, Max Steitz, had just polished off a bottle of cheap wine when a disturbing thought struck them. "We were like, 'Hold on — this bottle is going to end up ...