Blue Box Some of the worst performing Blue Box materials pay the lowest fees by John Mulllinder In what seems like a perversion of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, some of the worst performing materials pay among the lowest fees
Business Operations Force Majeure: Are you ready? by Continuous Improvement Fund The continuous Improvement Fund offers tips on what force majeure is and how it may affect your business during the pandemic
Collection A shout out to waste collectors by Waste & Recycling Staff CBC's Michael Enright recognizes the value of front line garbage collectors
Safety Tackling safety in the collection fleet by Corey Heniser, vehicle safety expert at Brigade Electronics Google 'garbage truck accidents' and the results will make for grim reading
Blue Box Blue Box Recycling: Who’s performing and who’s not by John Mulllinder The Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council analyzes blue box performance in Ontario
Biosolids Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertilizer on crops by Gang Chen Researchers have figured out how to treat biosolids and remove heavy metals so that they can be safely used as a fertilizer
Collection How waste pickers in the global South are being sidelined by new policies by Nina Clausager, Max Stoisser, Federico Demaria and Marcos Todt In the global South a policy shift towards the privatizing of waste management is limiting waste pickers’ access to recyclable materials
Circular Economy A new recycling technique breaks down old tires into reusable materials by Michael A. Brook, Professor, McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have discovered an efficient and mild process that uses silicone chemistry to break the sulfur-to-sulfur bonds that hold tires together
Glass End market options for post-consumer glass by Continuous Improvement Fund Companies are reluctant to accept Ontario’s glass due to the high level of contamination
Automation As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis by David Teh and Tehmina Khan The Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to develop smarter and more effective ways of managing and reducing waste