From recycling to riches

From recycling to riches

July 29, 2014

Woman's self-started business now worth millions

They used to call her the "Bag Lady." And she used to call Winnipeg home. Today, the venture she started nearly 40 years ago as a bag-lady-like curbside newspaper recycler is now Emterra Environmental, the multimillion-dollar company that does most of Winnipeg's waste collection and recycling. Read more...



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