Waste & Recycling Expo Canada postponed

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

Ottawa calls for new ghost gear proposals

Montrealer wins Mitacs innovation award

Goose poop beer on tap in Finland

Sanexen buys American Process Group

BC public supports additions to recycling list

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• Business Operations

Covid crisis makes waste collector stronger

For refuse collector Waste Connections, business may never return to how it was before the Covid-19 pandemic

Opinions

Blue Box

Organizations that make packaging decisions should pay for end-of-life residential recycling

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Responsible Plastic Use Coalition

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

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• Acquisitions

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• Batteries

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COVID-19, Event

Waste & Recycling Expo Canada postponed

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

Oceans, Pollution

Ottawa calls for new ghost gear proposals

$10 million set aside in federal budget for new and ongoing projects

Awards

Montrealer wins Mitacs innovation award

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Goose poop beer on tap in Finland

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