Effluent Pearson airport testing wastewater January 10, 2023 Pearson airport in Toronto is building a laboratory to test wastewater for contagious viruses such as Covid-19 and Monkeypox
Waste trade OECD members still account for most plastic waste trade April 26, 2022 A new report examines how trade in plastic waste and scrap in 2020 and early 2021 has been affected by factors such as the Covid-19 crisis, supply chain disruptions and new Basel Convention controls
Collection Omicron may affect waste collection December 23, 2021 The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is concerned that increased delays in solid waste collection are likely to occur over the holidays
Community action Single-use litter doubles in 2020 June 24, 2021 change may be one of the many implications of COVID-19, including more people ordering restaurant takeaway and consuming more individually packaged foods
COVID-19 Project demonstrates face mask recycling June 23, 2021 Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, SABIC and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are collaborating in an innovative circular economy pilot project which demonstrates the feasibility of closed-loop recycling of single-use face masks
COVID-19 Vancouver launches wastewater testing for Covid March 17, 2021 Online tool allows residents to track the viral load of Covid-19 detected in untreated wastewater
Advocacy SWANA wants waste workers in Canada to be a vaccine priority December 9, 2020 SILVER SPRING, Maryland – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) submitted a letter to Health Canada requesting that solid waste and recycling…
Sustainable Development Sustainability during a pandemic December 2, 2020 HOUSTON – Waste Management (WM) will host “Driving Sustainability: The Next Four Years,” the second event in a special two-part virtual…
Charity Sanitation Workers Support Fund expands November 3, 2020 Silver Spring, MD – Glad and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) have expanded the Sanitation Workers Support Fund. The fund provides financial assistance…
Compost Feds challenge industry to make PPE more recyclable October 21, 2020 OTTAWA – Two new challenges launched through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program seek to make personal protective equipment (PPE) more compostable,…
COVID-19 Canadians wasting less food during pandemic September 16, 2020 VANCOUVER – A new nation-wide survey shows that Canadians are wasting less food while COVID-19 public health measures have been in place. While people are buying more food overall,…
Associations SWANA submits statement on recycling challenges for U.S. Senate June 22, 2020 Silver Spring, MD – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has submitted a written statement to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Committee of Environment…
COVID-19 Ontario residents generate more garbage during pandemic June 15, 2020 With the support of Ontario municipalities, representing close to 8.5 million residents, data has been gathered to better understand the high-level impacts of COVID-19 on residential and commercial waste generation.
COVID-19 UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask May 22, 2020 VANCOUVER – The shortage of medical grade masks worldwide has hobbled health care professionals responding to the novel coronavirus – highlighting the need for improving supply lines…
Business Operations Micron Waste buying PPE manufacturer May 20, 2020 VANCOUVER – Micron Waste Technologies Inc. has agreed to purchase all the shares of Covid Technologies Inc. Covid is a privately held British Columbia corporation based in…
