Export Australia’s waste export ban becomes law, but the crisis is far from over by Jenni Downes, Damien Giurco & Rose Read Australia has passed legislation banning the export of unprocessed waste overseas
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Response to Canada’s Plastic Action Initiatives by Recyclng Council of Ontario The Recycling Council of Ontario offered comments and recommended necessary actions to holistically reduce plastic waste in Canada
Water We brewed beer from recycled wastewater – and it tasted great by Leland Jackson Would you drink beer made from wastewater?
Climate change Forest sector supports move to zero emissions by 2050 by Derek Nighbor, FPAC President and CEO Forest Products Association of Canada supports new federal bill
Blue Box Good news and bad news on Ontario’s Blue Box by John Mulllinder Ontario householders are generating 14 percent less paper, plastic, glass and metal waste these days than they were back in 2003
Waste-to-Energy Can Australia safely burn waste to make fuel like they do in Denmark? by Thomas Cole-Hunter, Ana Porta Cubas, Christina Magill, Christine Cowie Policy-makers are increasingly asking if the country can instead safely burn waste as fuel
Standards Understanding waste impacts can unlock new opportunities by Anna Krotova, Senior Manager – Standards, GRI Transparency about the way waste management systems are designed and function is essential for adequate performance, both now and beyond the pandemic
Bans CME raises concerns over federal plastics ban by Dennis Darby, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters President and CEO Calls on the government to ensure that it identifies and addresses, in partnership with industry, potential negative impacts
E-Waste We’re using microbes to clean up toxic electronic waste – here’s how by Sebastien Farnaud Of the 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste (often shortened to “e-waste”) produced around the world in 2017, 90% was sent to landfill, incinerated, or illegally traded
International Significant risk of EU missing plastic recycling targets by Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling, ICIS The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has assessed a significant risk that the EU will not meet its plastic packaging recycling targets for 2025 and 2030