Batteries Li-Cycle announces scooter battery recycling July 19, 2021 Li-Cycle Corp. and Helbiz are recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters and e-bikes
Plastics Polystyvert to build full-scale plant July 6, 2021 Funding round will allow it to develop a full-scale polystyrene recycling plant
COVID-19 Project demonstrates face mask recycling June 23, 2021 Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, SABIC and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are collaborating in an innovative circular economy pilot project which demonstrates the feasibility of closed-loop recycling of single-use face masks
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) BC public supports additions to recycling list June 8, 2021 Broad support for adding more products to the list of items included in British Columbia’s Recycling Regulation
E-Waste Greentec lands iPad recycling contract June 1, 2021 Air Canada is recycling 500 used iPads with Cambridge, Ontario-based Greentec
Metals Recycled aluminum hits new record high May 27, 2021 A record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap aluminum was recycled in 2019.
Recycling Suez now recycles windmills May 17, 2021 Wind turbines last only 15 to 20 years before they need to be replaced
Diversion Sustainable Materials Management Summit May 10, 2021 June 15, 2021. 1:00pm to 5:00 pm. Online
Diversion Staples reports on diversion efforts May 5, 2021 Retailer diverted more than 136,000 kilograms of batteries and two million kilograms of electronics from the waste stream in 2020
