Ontario sets out new penalties for landfill polluters

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

B.C. sets single-use plastic rules

A new provincial regulation will expand B.C.’s efforts to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use and plastic items

Feds seek input on recycled content rules

The federal government has opened consultations on the development of new regulations to set minimum percentage recycled content requirements

Feds announce landfill methane consultations

The federal government has launched two consultations on measures to reduce methane emissions from landfills

Regulate the European waste industry fairly

ESWET argues that including WtE in the EU emissions Trading System would disrupt the waste supply chain

EU Waste Shipment Regulation should not incentivize landfill capacity

To safeguard sustainable treatment of waste in Europe, the proposed new waste shipment Regulation needs clear rules for intra-EU shipments

The plastic recycling system is broken – here’s how we can fix it

For the plastics recycling industry, the pandemic was a bit like the tide going out, exposing its deep-rooted structural problems

B.C. municipalities can ban plastics

Municipalities can now institute bans on plastic bags and certain single-use plastics without provincial approval

Ontario’s RPRA seeking comment on fees

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)

SWANA backs U.S. recycling laws

Law will allow communities across the U.S. to improve recycling through infrastructure upgrades and community outreach