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Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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EPR for EV batteries feasible in Quebec
A new study suggests that existing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems in Quebec could be adapted for EV batteries
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Plastic converted to oil in project to raise awareness
TYLER, Texas – A non-profit in Hawaii has collected over 1.2 million plastic caps and lids and shipped them to Texas for conversion into oil. Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (B.E.A.C.H.) co-founders Suzanne Frazer and Dean Otsuki spearheaded a campaign…
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GFL wins Niagara region collection contract
VAUGHAN, Ontario – GFL Environmental Inc. has been awarded the residential solid waste and recycling collection contract for part of the Niagara Region. Collection for the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, Thorold, Wainfleet and West Lincoln will begin on October…
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Return-It adds hybrid-electric compaction truck
Burnaby, B.C. – Return-It has introduced the first-of-its-kind compressed natural gas (CNG) hybrid-electric compaction truck in Canada. In a pilot project launching this month, Return-It is beginning the decarbonization of its transportation fleet, which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from…
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Republic Services orders 2,500 electric refuse trucks
PHOENIX – Republic Services, the second largest recycling and solid waste provider in the U.S., has ordered 2,500 electrified refuse trucks from Nikola Corporation. This order, which is expandable to 5,000, is to begin full production deliveries in 2023 with…
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Jersey City deploys electric collection trucks
Hudson County Motors and BYD will provide the first all-electric refuse trucks on the US East Coast capable of working an entire route. These five all-electric rear loader collection trucks will go to work on normal daily collection routes, providing…
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Waste Connections buys two Lion Electric BEV trucks
QUEBEC – Waste Connections, Inc. has purchased two Lion8 chassis with fully automated side load bodies from the Lion Electric Co. (Lion) and Boivin Evolution (BEV) partnership. The introduction of these electric vehicles into markets in Vancouver, Washington, and Miami,…
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Leading the Charge
Mack set to deliver first electric refuse truck
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The electric circle – EV battery recycling
Developing a circular economy for EV batteries is a big opportunity for Canadian companies
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Company wins patent to turn garbage into hydrogen
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Standard Hydrogen Company, Inc., has patented a process to turn garbage into pure zero-emission hydrogen fuel. The technology began as an effort to improve the way the oil and gas industry has been disposing of its…
