Acquisitions E360S buys Montreal’s Anachem February 3, 2021 Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. (E360S) has acquired Anachem Ltd., Based in Montreal, Quebec, Anachem has been owned and operated by the Zieba family for close to 31 years. Formerly a…
Circular Economy UBC to develop post-consumer carbon-based products January 19, 2021 The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) has received $1.9 million in federal funding to research how industrial waste can be converted into new products. A new…
Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) BC takes sweeping action on plastics September 14, 2020 VICTORIA – British Columbia is moving to approve bylaws banning single-use plastics for the municipalities of Richmond, Victoria, Saanich, Tofino and Ucluelet, clearing the way for those communities to implement…
COVID-19 Ontario residents generate more garbage during pandemic June 15, 2020 With the support of Ontario municipalities, representing close to 8.5 million residents, data has been gathered to better understand the high-level impacts of COVID-19 on residential and commercial waste generation.
Corporate responsibility Samsung receives zero waste to landfill certification June 12, 2020 SEOUL, South Korea – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., has received UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill Gold level validation for all of its global semiconductor operation sites. Samsung’s semiconductor sites in…
Industrial, Commercial & Institutional (IC&I) From coffee cups to oil cans May 5, 2020 New recycling options on both coasts
Business Operations Englobe re-hires 300 workers April 6, 2020 QUEBEC CITY – Englobe has recalled 300 employees who were temporarily laid off at the beginning of the pandemic. The company cited the announcement of government assistance as the…
Equipment WM and Machinex celebrate new Laval facility February 27, 2020 (L-R) David Hébert, project director for Machinex, Aaron Johnson, vice-president, Eastern Canada at Waste Management, Pierre Paré, CEO of Machinex Group, Guillaume Chevrette, area director collection operation, Eastern Canada for…
Acquisitions LiteLink Technologies entering smart bin monitoring market February 21, 2020 VANCOUVER – LiteLink Technologies Inc., a player in logistics platforms and payment solutions, will acquire Internet of Things sensor technologies for the waste and container management industry from a…
Hazardous Materials Oil and glycol containers now recyclable in Nova Scotia February 18, 2020 (UOMA image) HALIFAX – Generators of used oil and glycol products and consumers throughout Nova Scotia can now recycle their used oil and glycol products and containers. “We…
