Campers and cottagers in Manitoba will no longer have an excuse not to recycle this summer. The province and Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association are encouraging communities to properly dispose of cans and bottles by giving out free recycling bags.

Three areas have been made a target for the recycling campaign: campsites and cottage areas, commercial buildings and northern government-owned buildings. The initiative is being spearheaded through the Recycle Everywhere program and will supply 230,000 recycling bags free of charge to all Manitoba cottages, seasonal and campgrounds in Manitoba.

The province is asking all commercial property managers and owners to order free recycling bins for every office building, strip mall or any other commercial space in the province. Owners that decline will not and cannot be penalized.

The Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association has a government-mandated target to recover 75 per cent of beverage containers sold in Manitoba for recycling.