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Republic Services signs up for 50 electric collection trucks

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing has received the first order for its Volterra ZSL electric refuse collection vehicle from Republic Services

New study links PFAS with cancer for women

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset

Unique textile sorting facility opens in BC

Recycled polypropylene stands up to testing for packaging use

Five landfill methane abatement projects receive federal funding

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

Features

PFAS

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

Supposedly sustainable straws contain potentially toxic chemicals called polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Advocacy

US plastics industry launches campaign to show recycling happens

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has launched a new advocacy campaign called Recycling is Real

Research

Researchers develop recycling method for polyurethane foam

A group of researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago has developed a new recycling method for polyurethane foams

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset

Archie Chapman

PFAS

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

Ovokeroye Abafe

Circular Economy

Building activity produces 18% of emissions and a shocking 40% of our landfill waste. We must move to a circular economy – here’s how

M. Reza Hosseini & Tuba Kocaturk

Community action

Leveraging digital platforms for public good: Stories of positive impact from India

Suchit Ahuja & Yolande E. Chan

Contaminant separator for organics

Airtight soil sample collection and sealing

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

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

Republic Services signs up for 50 electric collection trucks

New study links PFAS with cancer for women

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset

Unique textile sorting facility opens in BC

Recycled polypropylene stands up to testing for packaging use

Five landfill methane abatement projects receive federal funding

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

Features

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

US plastics industry launches campaign to show recycling happens

Researchers develop recycling method for polyurethane foam

Opinions

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset

‘Eco-friendly’ straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife

Building activity produces 18% of emissions and a shocking 40% of our landfill waste. We must move to a circular economy – here’s how

Leveraging digital platforms for public good: Stories of positive impact from India

New Products

Wastequip shrinks compactors

Contaminant separator for organics

Airtight soil sample collection and sealing

High-volume screening

In Case You Missed It

Diesel discovery promises massive savings

CIC joins in EU-funded plastic waste project

Ont. government helping Greenlid bring production home from China

RPRA helping organizations prepare for registry opening in November

Feds funding Indigenous-led clean fuel projects

Autocar testing all-electric cabover trucks

Renault opening truck recycling facility

BC adding $10 million in funding for plastics projects