CHAR begins biocoal production in Thorold

CHAR Technologies Ltd. has completed Phase 1 of the Thorold Renewable Natural Gas & Biocoal project

Research project aims to map textiles from consumer to waste stream

Quebec government funding magnet recycling demo

Water sector investment facing volatility

The drive for greater plastics circularity

BC program to help prevent logging waste

Features

• Plastics

Chemical plastics recycling is not a silver bullet

As the pyrolysis and depolymerization projects ramp up, one question is where the recycled material will be used?

• Batteries

Electra launches Ontario battery recycling plant

Electra Battery Materials Corporation has launched its demonstration plant in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

• Infrastructure

Canada’s waste management infrastructure seeing gradual renewal

Results from Canada's Core Public Infrastructure Survey for 2020 indicate some improvement in the closure or renewal of aging facilities

Opinions

Plastics

Chemical plastics recycling is not a silver bullet

Richard Collins, Research Direct at IDTechEx

Advocacy

Three reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize

Adam Aron

Health and Safety

Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies

Patrick O'Hare & Lucia Fernandez

Collection

An arms race over food waste

John Martin

New Products

Contaminant separator for organics

Airtight soil sample collection and sealing

High-volume screening

Heavy duty forktruck suited for recycling yards

In Case You Missed It

• 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