Ontario missing waste diversion targets, running out of landfill space

Ontario could soon run out of landfill space because businesses and institutions aren't recycling enough: Auditor General

Report assesses PFAS treatment options

SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has issued a report summarizing and analyzing management options and treatment technologies that can be used to address PFAS chemicals contained in landfill leachate

Plastic waste is hurting women in developing countries – but there are ways to stop it

If we are to build a greener, fairer and more equal society in the wake of COVID-19, it’s time for rich countries to end their practice of dumping plastic waste…

Environmental racism

Email Twitter5 Facebook213 LinkedIn Print In the 1940s, the town of Shelburne, N.S., became home to a new garbage dump. Residential, industrial and medical waste from throughout eastern Shelburne County was burned at the dump over the decades, leaving nearby residents concerned about health issues

Landfill Challenges Summit

Thursday, June 17, 2021, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Online.

Quebec municipality wins federal funding

The Regional Municipal County (RMC) of La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, will be receiving more than $9.1 million in Green Municipal Fund (GMF) funding for a project to reuse residual materials in…

Telematics-enabled dust suppression

The Atom can throw 30 metres with adjustable elevation. As effective dust control continues to gain priority across a wide range of industries, BossTek has introduced a new dust suppression…

SWANA report looks at landfill end of life

A new report by the SWANA Applied Research Foundation (ARF) addresses two important questions associated with the landfill disposal of waste: What tasks will be required to manage…

Pumps for landfill liquid management

The Torpedo pump stirs influent to allow solids through. Dexter, Michigan – Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of environmental products and subsidiary of Graco Inc., has launched a new…

Recycling isn’t enough

The world’s plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse