Associations Group to challenge feds labeling plastic as ‘toxic’ by Responsible Plastic Use Coalition The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition (RPUC) is pursuing legal action against the federal government. On May 12 the Canadian government added all “plastic manufactured items” to Schedule 1, the…
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Solving packaging and food waste through government – industry collaboration by Martin Gooch & Claire Sand One of the greatest risks facing industry today is well-intended though poorly conceived policies. Poorly conceived policies have the potential to worsen the issue(s) that they seek to address. This…
COVID-19 Risky business: 54% of Australian companies plan to slow ‘green’ initiatives due to COVID by Sukhbir Sandhu Such a move would be bad for business, and the planet
Biogas Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate and health, and it can pay for itself – so why aren’t more companies doing it? by Drew Shindell Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, is a larger climate problem than the world anticipates, and cutting its emissions will be crucial to slow global warming, a new…
Waste-to-Energy Waste-to-Energy has still a place in the EU Taxonomy by European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology New European Act fails to reflect a comprehensive approach for waste management
E-Waste Global electronic waste up 21% in five years, and recycling isn’t keeping up by Vanessa Forti In 2019 alone, the world generated 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste
Investment Earth Day 2021: Canada’s latest budget falls dangerously short on climate action by Bruce Campbell The 724-page federal budget made vital spending commitments to extend supports to Canadians as the pandemic shock waves continue. It also made critical social safety net improvements, most notably…
Packaging Why we shouldn’t use compostable and biodegradable packaging by Éco Entreprises QuébecThe dangers of Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) and consulting firm SOLINOV, which specializes in environment and organic waste management, have produced a report on the use and end-of-life impact of compostable and biodegradable plastic packaging and the environmental challenges they cause
Health and Safety Health crisis: up to a billion tonnes of waste potentially burned in the open every year by Costa Vells and Ed Cook Close to half of all the municipal solid waste generated on Earth could be burned in uncontrollable fires
Regulatory Development IED revision: Better implementation for improved waste management by European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology (ESWET) Better implementation of the Industrial Emission Directive (IED) would further strengthen the waste management sector's leading role in pollution prevention