Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. August 26th, 2025

Effective next month, Ottawa’s two largest school boards will be asking students and teachers to pack ‘litterless lunches’. If you bring any plastic, glass, or recyclable products to school with you, then you have to bring them home and dispose of them yourself. This shift in school board policy is due to the recent removal of classroom blue bins. We gather instant reaction from listeners throughout today’s broadcast. And just after the bottom-hour news, Kristy Cameron picks the brain of Duncan Bury, who is the co-founder of Waste Watch Ottawa. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.