Eco-tech patent filings dropping off As the world hunts for technological solutions to climate change, the waste industry has seen the number of environment patents it files fall, according to new analysis by innovation funding specialist Catax
Awards Portable biochar system wins Mitacs award Takachar, and its founder Kevin Kung, have won a Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneur Award
Contracts GFL wins contract for new MRF in Montreal Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) is awarding a contract to build and operate a new materials recovery facility (MRF) to Green for Life (Matrec — GFL)
Landfill gas SWANA tackles landfill odor control in new report The SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has released a new report that provides guidance to control offensive odors emanating from the working face of landfills
Equipment Maintain your optical sorters for optimum efficiency Clinten van der Merwe, VP and Head of Service, TOMRA Recycling Sorting
Blue Box Paper-based packaging leads the way for Ontario’s household blue box program The Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council
Education Households find low-waste living challenging. Here’s what needs to change Rob Raven, David O. Reynolds, Jo Lindsay & Ruth Lane
Illegal dumping Waste crime: How online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping Ray Purdy
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