Community action Project tackling plastic waste in East Africa and South Asia July 22, 2020 SINGAPORE – The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and UN Habitat are working together on a project to reduce plastic waste leakage from municipal waste collection in cities around…
Associations SWANA renews Re-TRAC as affinity provider July 14, 2020 Silver Spring, Maryland – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has renewed its agreement with Re-TRAC Connect as a participant in SWANA’s Affinity Program. With the renewal, more…
Circular Economy COVID-19 is laying waste to many U.S. recycling programs July 10, 2020 Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that was already struggling
Food Fats, oil and grease separation June 25, 2020 LANSING, West Virginia – Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla, reports its installed base is expanding beyond its traditional wastewater treatment and grease trap waste hauling sectors and into…
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.
Agriculture Lystek wins Cambridge, Ontario, contract May 4, 2020 DUNDALK, Ont. & CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Lystek International Corporation has won a contract to manage the Town of Orangeville’s annual biosolids production at the Southgate Organics Materials Recovery Centre (OMRC)…
Landfill gas Indiana’s biggest RNG plant now open March 12, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS – The largest renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Indiana opens today. The Indy High BTU plant at the Indianapolis South Side Landfill will convert methane gas into approximately…
Glass End market options for post-consumer glass February 21, 2020 Companies are reluctant to accept Ontario’s glass due to the high level of contamination
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
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Municipalities funded for waste management trials and studies February 11, 2020 OTTAWA – Under new federal funding, several municipalities across the country will be able to improve their waste management game. The Municipality of Landrienne, in the Abitibi Region…