Advocacy SWANA report looks at landfill end of life January 12, 2021 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…
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Response to Canada’s Plastic Action Initiatives December 11, 2020 The Recycling Council of Ontario offered comments and recommended necessary actions to holistically reduce plastic waste in Canada
Circular Economy New Zealand invests in growing its domestic recycling industry September 18, 2020 To create jobs and dump less rubbish at landfills
Associations Canadians want feds to fulfill plastics ban July 13, 2020 OTTAWA – The vast majority – 86 percent – of Canadians want the government to fulfill its commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics by 2021. This compares to…
Landfills Ont. municipalities welcome landfill approval bill July 9, 2020 TORONTO – The Ontario Government has introduced legislation that will provide municipal governments with the right to approve new landfill projects. When the legislative process is complete, impacted communities…
Automation As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis February 13, 2020 The Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to develop smarter and more effective ways of managing and reducing waste
Contamination Millions of burnt trees and rusted cars December 27, 2019 Post-disaster cleanup is expensive, time-consuming and wasteful
Circular Economy Europe may miss plastics recycling target December 20, 2019 The European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles, says a new study by ICIS, a global petrochemical market information provider,…
Cleantech Environment minister outlines Canada’s climate change priorities December 13, 2019 Commits to come forward with legislation that commits Canada to a net-zero goal
Circular Economy How we can recycle more buildings December 6, 2019 The challenges of sustainable construction, industrial growth and the importance of resource efficiency are now clearly recognized by governments around the world and are now at the forefront of strategy and policy