Recovery Renault opening truck recycling facility September 1, 2022 This 3,000 square metre (32,000 square foot) plant will handle used Renault trucks with high mileage, along with some parts that still have substantial potential for reuse
Recovery Carton Council to fund projects to improve recovery in Ontario May 17, 2022 The CCC has allocated $70,000 to support projects brought forward through this Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) in 2022
Appointments Ontario’s RPRA promotes Mary Cummins January 18, 2022 Mary Cummins will take over as registrar of the Ontario Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) on February 1, 2022
Awards Walker Industries employee named to leadership list April 21, 2021 Crystal Vella recognized as emerging leader for environmental sustainability
Landfills Quebec municipality wins federal funding February 10, 2021 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…
Business Operations Mechanical recycling demo plant opens in Germany January 14, 2021 High-speed sorting at the demonstration plant. Tomra and Borealis have started operations at their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany. Borealis produces advanced and circular polyolefin solutions along…
Alternative Fuel Vehicles New Flyer and Li-Cycle partner on battery recycling January 11, 2021 New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc. have completed a battery recycling pilot with lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corporation. New Flyer provided Li-Cycle with 45 end-of-life…
Plastics Storopack makes packaging from post-consumer recycled expanded polystyrene December 16, 2020 METZINGEN, Germany – Storopack has delivered the first protective packaging made from 100 percent rEPS (recycled expanded polystyrene) to a customer. French medical supplies company Prevor is the first customer…
Oceans Feds fund four SMEs’ works on ocean plastic June 11, 2020 OTTAWA – Four Canadian small businesses will receive grants to expand their work recycling and adapting fishing and aquaculture equipment and abandoned fishing gear into useful biodegradable products. The…
Cardboard False arguments being used to promote post-consumer recycled content May 29, 2020 Specifying pre- and post-consumer targets is counterproductive
