BC delays new plastic regulations

The BC government has adjusted the rollout of some items under its new Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation until July 15, 2024

Stellantis opens circular economy hub in Italy

Emergent Waste Solutions appoints Jason Rosset to advisory board

McNeilus expands distribution network in Canada

We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why

Ontario company produces lithium ingots from scrap

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• Recycling

Partners launch recycling program for reusable shopping bags

The Pattison Food Group has partnered with Vitacore's Planet Impact to launch a reusable bag recycling program

• Government funding

New funding supports BC cleanups

Coastal communities and First Nations are busy with a new round of beach cleanup projects with new funding from the Province’s Clean Coast, Clean Waters initiative.

• Batteries

Toyota to source battery materials from Redwood Materials

Toyota has agreed to source Redwood’s cathode active materials and anode copper foil as part of its production in Toyota’s upcoming North Carolina battery manufacturing plant

Opinions

International

We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why

Deborah Lau

Circular Economy

West Africa’s plastic waste could be fuelling the economy instead of polluting the ocean: experts

Elhadj Bara Dème & Pierre Failler

Pollution

Myths about plastic pollution are leading to public confusion: here’s why

Lesley Henderson

Plastics

The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem

Karin Kvale, Andrew Weaver & Natalia Gurgacz

New Products

Wastequip shrinks compactors

Contaminant separator for organics

Airtight soil sample collection and sealing

High-volume screening

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• Fuel

Diesel discovery promises massive savings

A 50.45% reduction in idling fuel consumption was found in independent testing

• Plastics

CIC joins in EU-funded plastic waste project

The Circular Innovation Council has partnered with the Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada project funded by the European Union

• Single use

Ont. government helping Greenlid bring production home from China

Manufacturing facility will be in Dundalk, Ontario

• Hazardous Materials

RPRA helping organizations prepare for registry opening in November

On November 15, 2022, Ontario's RPRA’s Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) Registry will open for generators, carriers and receivers of industrial hazardous or liquid waste to set up their registry accounts

• Fuel

Feds funding Indigenous-led clean fuel projects

Projects will support the establishment of biomass supply chains to ensure that a steady and usable supply of sustainable feedstock is available to clean fuel production facilities across the country

• EV

Autocar testing all-electric cabover trucks

Two E-ACX electric cabover refuse trucks are going through a validation process to ensure they can handle the same challenges and requirements as their diesel and CNG counterparts

• Recovery

Renault opening truck recycling facility

This 3,000 square metre (32,000 square foot) plant will handle used Renault trucks with high mileage, along with some parts that still have substantial potential for reuse

• Plastics

BC adding $10 million in funding for plastics projects

As part of its 2022 budget, British Columbia will spend nearly $10 million on projects that will reduce the use of new plastic, expand reuse of plastics, and increase the use of post-consumer recycled plastic