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Legal
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U.S. EPA fines Wisconsin company for hazardous waste violation
FRANKLIN, Wisconsin – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. (WMWI) that will include enhanced monitoring for hazardous waste near the Metro Landfill in Franklin, Wis., and a US$232,000 fine to…
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Competition Bureau investigating ‘flushable’ wipes
OTTAWA – Canada’s Competition Bureau has started an inquiry on alleged false and misleading advertising on 23 so-called “flushable” wipes. With regard to the Section 9 application filed with the Competition Bureau of Canada by six applicants supported by Friends…
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Global plastic waste framework legalized
Geneva – More than 185 governments – including Canada, but not the United States – this week amended the Basel Convention to include plastic waste in a legally-binding framework which will make global trade in plastic waste more transparent and…
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Environmental groups ask for wipes investigation
OTTAWA – Friends of the Earth Canada, represented by Ecojustice, has filed an application seeking an investigation by the Competition Bureau into false and misleading claims made by the manufacturers of 23 so-called flushable wipes and other single-use products. The…
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Steel recycler fined in worker injury
WINDSOR, Ont. – K-Scrap Resources Ltd., a steel recycling company in Windsor, Ontario pleaded guilty and was fined $55,000 after a worker was injured. The K-Scrap facility is divided into work areas, serviced internally by vehicle pathways and a railroad…
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GFL Environmental fined $300,000 for environmental violation
OSHAWA, Ont. – On December 10, 2018, GFL Environmental Inc. was sentenced after pleading guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to violating federal environmental legislation. The company was fined $300,000, which will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund. After…
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Ontario company director jailed for PCB violations
BRAMPTON, Ontario – On August 21, 2018, Collingwood Prime Realty Holdings Corp. and its director, Issa El-Hinn, were sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice for offences under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 related to contraventions of the PCB Regulations.…
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Canada Fibers Ltd seeks damages from City of Hamilton
TORONTO – Canada Fibers Ltd. (CFL) has filed a statement of claim with the Superior Court of Ontario asserting damages arising from breach of contract by the City of Hamilton. CFL’s decision to file the claim follows over 12 months…
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Company fined $240,000 for violating PCB rules
MONTRÉAL – On July 31, 2018, C.M. Security Holding Ltd. pleaded guilty to four counts of violating the PCB Regulations and one count of failing to comply with an environmental protection compliance order, thereby committing offences under the Canadian Environmental Protection…
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Mintech Marketing convicted in worker’s death
Mintech Marketing Inc., based in Campbellford, Ontario, collects and resells post-production plastic and other waste products. The company pleaded guilty and was fined $100,000. The court also imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act.…