SWANA Membership Launches Online Mentoring Program

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce a new program, MentorMatch, available to members on their online forum, MySWANA. Established to pair experienced professionals with…

CPIA and CAMM Host Successful Joint Meeting Featuring Plastics Industry Statistics and NAFTA Updates

On Wed. May 17, 2017 the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) and the Canadian Association of Mold Makers (CAMM) hosted a highly successful joint plastics industry meeting in Mississauga,…

Machinex Adds New Sales Manager for Western Region

Machinex Technologies Inc., the USA subsidiary of Machinex Group, is proud to announce that Will Herzog has joined the company as a Sales Manager for the USA Western Region.

“Opinion” Fact and Fiction in the Fight to Deliver Your Fruit and Veggies

  Most consumers don’t see this but there’s an intense battle going on right now in North America for the job of delivering food from the farm to…

‘Plasticurious’ Video Contest Invites Teens to Explore the Role of Plastics in Their World

What do Canadian teens think about when it comes to the many things in their lives made possible because of plastics? “Most teens I know are busy leading active,…

“Opinion” Canada Diverting Only 27% of Its Waste

For those promoting a more circular economy where materials are used again and again rather than made, used and dumped, the latest data from Statistics Canada provides a solid gut…

London Drugs Reaches Battery Collection Milestone

London Drugs, in partnership with Call2Recycle®, Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling program, announced today that it has diverted over 300,000 kg of batteries from landfill through recycling…

NZWC Webinar “Closing the Loop: How Material Exchanges Enable the Circular Economy”

Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 10:00 am – 11:00 am Mountain time Join the National Zero Waste Council on May 9th to hear about innovative material exchange and industrial symbiosis projects in Canada…

SOCRRA in Michigan Chose Machinex to Build Its First Single-stream Sorting System

The construction of a single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) was granted to Machinex after a public bid by the Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA). This new single-stream…

Canada’s Plastic Packaging Recycling Rate Continues to Rise

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) released a new report today: “2015 Post-Consumer Plastics Recycling in Canada” informing Canadians that their recycling efforts continue to increase the amount of…