Regulatory Development Ontario sets out new penalties for landfill polluters November 13, 2023 Changes will give enforcement officials the ability to issue monetary penalties to open and closed landfilling sites with an approved capacity of 40,000 cubic metres or more
Regulatory Development B.C. sets single-use plastic rules July 17, 2023 A new provincial regulation will expand B.C.’s efforts to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use and plastic items
Plastics Feds seek input on recycled content rules February 15, 2022 The federal government has opened consultations on the development of new regulations to set minimum percentage recycled content requirements
Landfill gas Feds announce landfill methane consultations January 31, 2022 The federal government has launched two consultations on measures to reduce methane emissions from landfills
Regulatory Development Regulate the European waste industry fairly January 13, 2022 ESWET argues that including WtE in the EU emissions Trading System would disrupt the waste supply chain
Regulatory Development EU Waste Shipment Regulation should not incentivize landfill capacity November 18, 2021 To safeguard sustainable treatment of waste in Europe, the proposed new waste shipment Regulation needs clear rules for intra-EU shipments
Plastics The plastic recycling system is broken – here’s how we can fix it October 15, 2021 For the plastics recycling industry, the pandemic was a bit like the tide going out, exposing its deep-rooted structural problems
Bans B.C. municipalities can ban plastics July 29, 2021 Municipalities can now institute bans on plastic bags and certain single-use plastics without provincial approval
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Ontario’s RPRA seeking comment on fees June 22, 2021 Ontario's Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority is consulting on its proposed 2021 Registry fees for Blue Box materials and Hazardous and Special Products (HSP)
Legislation SWANA backs U.S. recycling laws April 14, 2021 Law will allow communities across the U.S. to improve recycling through infrastructure upgrades and community outreach