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Cleanfarms’s Barry Friesen wins stewardship award

The agricultural plant science industry has recognized Barry Friesen, executive director of Cleanfarms, for his long-standing dedication and commitment to agricultural stewardship

Thermochemical recycling can replace fossil raw materials, researchers find

Winpack wins certification for recycling content

Toronto guiding reduction of single use food packaging

Ruby Creek thermolysis plant in commercial operation

RPRA wants input into public reporting

Features

Bans

Manufacturers, chemical industry unhappy with federal plastics ban

Canadian manufacturers and the plastics industry are speaking out against the single use plastic ban introduced by the federal government

Cleantech

Federal funding to support cleantech startups in Ontario

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario has announced an investment of $10 million for the Waterloo Accelerator Centre to launch the Venture Studio Innovation Program

Plastics

Plastic waste set to triple by 2060

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report

Opinions

Textiles

Brands are leaning on ‘recycled’ clothes to meet sustainability goals

Bans

Federal plastic ban a good start, but what about food waste?

PPEC interviews John Mullinder

Circular Economy

Breathing new life into idle electronics

In Case You Missed It

Legal

Keurig faces $3m fine over recycling claims

Made misleading claims about the recyclability of its single-use K-Cup pods

E-Waste

Greentec receives nod for updated standard

Greentec has received R2v3 – the most recent standard set for the electronics industry by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI)

Equipment

Cleaning up after the floods

At the beginning of July 2021, Western Europe suffered a catastrophe due to severe flooding and rising water levels in several river basins

Tires

This company is tackling Kuwait’s ‘tire graveyard’ problem by tire recycling

More than 42 million old vehicle tires dumped in Kuwait's sands have started to be recycled

COVID-19

Waste & Recycling Expo Canada postponed

Event will be held September 27 – 28, 2022, at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario

Blue Box

Ontario rolls out new blue box program

Will standardize accepted materials and increase producer responsibility

Alternative Fuel Vehicles

EPR for EV batteries feasible in Quebec

A new study suggests that existing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems in Quebec could be adapted for EV batteries

Recycling

Port of Brownsville to recycle EU ships

Brownsville, Texas, is now the only American port where European-flagged ships can be dismantled and recycled under the European Union Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR)

New Toter cart from recycled resin

Tomra uses deep learning for wood recycling

Rear-load refuse truck

Pine Environmental to distribute Sarcos inspection bots