SWANA Launches New Safety Matters Website

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has launched a ‘Safety Matters’ webpage to provide SWANA members and other industry professionals with current safety news, safety materials, and information on…

Devalued scrap metal prices continue to reduce supply for recyclers

Scrap metals, like light gauge steel, copper, aluminum and brass, have dropped 65% in value since late 2014, and many who once sold these materials are stockpiling them, hoping…

Ocean Conservancy report: 60% of plastic trash in oceans comes from 5 countries

A recent Ocean Conservancy report, titled Stemming the Tide, discussed that 60% of the plastic trash in the world’s oceans come from five countries: China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand.

WSPS Received MOL Approval: New JHSC Certification Training Solutions

New Ministry of Labour (MOL) training standards for Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Certification training will take effect on March 1, 2016 and Ontario companies with 20 or more employees…

CRIQ and INRS awarded a patent for a system that removes micropollutants from wastewater

A US patent was recently awarded jointly to Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS) for a system and a process that…

TerraVerdae Expands its Elastomeric PHA Biomaterials Portfolio by Strategic Partnership with PolyFerm Canada

TerraVerdae BioWorks, an industrial biotechnology company developing advanced bioplastics and environmentally sustainable biomaterials, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with PolyFerm Canada, a Canadian biopolymer…

SWANA Launches Distribution of Slow Down to Get Around Decals to Members

Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) will begin distributing free Slow Down to Get Around decals to its members, upon request, this week.