COVID-19 SWANA wants waste workers at front of line for vaccinations December 1, 2020 Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) submitted a letter to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization…
Collection Montreal borough begins PPE collection November 13, 2020 SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec – Residents and employees of Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough will be able to drop off personal protective equipment, including single-use masks and gloves, in new Terracyle boxes that have…
Charity Sanitation Workers Support Fund expands November 3, 2020 Silver Spring, MD – Glad and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) have expanded the Sanitation Workers Support Fund. The fund provides financial assistance…
COVID-19 Covid virus present after sewage treatment October 29, 2020 Dr. Oded Nir BEER-SHEVA, Israel – Wastewater must be treated beyond conventional methods in order to eliminate the new coronavirus. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) of the…
Compost Feds challenge industry to make PPE more recyclable October 21, 2020 OTTAWA – Two new challenges launched through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program seek to make personal protective equipment (PPE) more compostable,…
Circular Economy New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry September 18, 2020 To create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills
COVID-19 Canadians wasting less food during pandemic September 16, 2020 VANCOUVER – A new nation-wide survey shows that Canadians are wasting less food while COVID-19 public health measures have been in place. While people are buying more food overall,…
Circular Economy Earth overshoot day August 21, 2020 We must move the date with a plan, not a pandemic
COVID-19 Trade policy is key in dealing with plastic pollution August 14, 2020 The pandemic has led to a surge in pollution from disposable products like plastic face masks and hand sanitizer bottles. Effective trade rules can help limit the spread of coronavirus waste.
TerraCycle offers PPE collection August 3, 2020 TRENTON, New Jersey – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has proven indispensable in the wake of COVID-19 but this surge has led to littered PPE flooding streets and marine habitats. To…