Lion Electric launches fully electric collection vehicle

The truck can cover 400 km a day on a single charge, while the collection unit can handle 1,000 carts per day. MONTREAL –  The Lion Electric Co. (Lion)…

SC Johnson expands concentrates availabilty

SC Johnson chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson shows the difference in packaging between a concentrate bottle and regular strength product. RACINE, Wisconsin – SC Johnson is expanding access to…

Toronto launches Love Food Hate Waste campaign

Bob Blumer TORONTO  – The City of Toronto kicked off the 2019 Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) campaign with celebrity chef and eight-time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer, at…

Ovivo acquires Varec Biogas

MONTREAL – Ovivo Inc., which provides water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, has acquired Westech Industrial Inc., doing business as Varec Biogas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westech…

Apple making it easier to recycle devices

Daisy, Apple’s recycling robot, will now disassemble used iPhones returned to Best Buy in the US and KPN in the Netherlands. (Photo: Business Wire) CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple is expanding…

Heavy capacity truck weighing

Fairbanks Scales will be showing its new heavy capacity scale at Waste Expo. Kansas City, MO – Fairbanks Scales Inc. will be showing its Heavy Capacity Lift Deck Truck Scale,…

U.S. plastics industry makes the case for recycling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. plastics industry made the case for greater recycling infrastructure at the 2019 Plastics Industry Fly-In on March 27, an event where industry representatives from around…

Auto recyclers cautious about outlook

VIENNA – More than a third of respondents (38 per cent) at the recent International Automobile Recycling Congress (IARC) 2019 expect economic conditions for the automotive recycling industry to deteriorate…

New CFO for SynTech Bioenergy

Garrett Pettingell, CFO, SynTech Bioenergy ENGLEWOOD, Col. – SynTech Bioenergy, a provider of technology that produces renewable, carbon-negative clean energy, has appointed Garrett Pettingell as chief financial officer. “Garrett…

Waste Connections CEO takes leave of absence

TORONTO – Waste Connections, Inc. has announced that Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, chairman and CEO, will take a temporary leave of absence to address health matters affecting him and…