New partnership to tackle EV battery recycling

Montreal-based Lithion Recycling, Inc., and Call2Recycle Canada have will collaborate on providing electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling.

Goodwill to recycle Beer Store uniforms

Used uniforms from Ontario’s The Beer Store’s retail and logistics employees will be donated and recycled through Goodwill to ensure materials are not sent to landfills or incinerated.   This…

Hyundai marketing fashions from manufacturing waste

Re:Style upcycling fashion project uses materials discarded during the automobile manufacturing process

Acciona claims Vancouver didn’t pay bills in spat over water plant

The Metro Vancouver regional district says it has cancelled its contract with Acciona Canada to build a wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver, but the contractor says it is still working on the project

Corplex joins Circular Plastics

The partners aim to create closed loop distribution where plastic products are managed for their continuous use and re-use

Loop expanding from e-commerce to in-store

Some of the world’s largest retailers, including Carrefour , Tesco, AEON, Kroger, and Woolworths will make teh refillable packaging available

Neil Smith to head up Vanguard Renewables

Vanguard Renewables, which develops food and dairy waste-to-renewable energy projects, has appointed Neil H. Smith as its chief executive officer

Koch takes a stake in Li-Cycle

Koch Strategic Platforms (KSP), a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, will make a $100 million investment in Li-Cycle

McDonald’s moving away from plastics

McDonald’s Canada will introduce wooden cutlery, wooden stir sticks and paper straws to its more than 1,400 restaurants across the country by December 2021. The removal of these single-use…

Arbios building low carbon biomass plant in BC

The plant will use new technology to convert sawmill residues, primarily bark, into high value renewable biocrude

Ontario recycler acquires plastic manufacturer Exi-Plast

Acquisition prompted by policy and industry commitments to the Canadian circular economy

GFL adds another acquisition to growing list

Since July 1, 2021, GFL has completed 16 acquisitions across its North American platform, for a total of 31 acquisitions year-to-date

Project reclaims rare earth magnets from loudspeakers

The University of Birmingham has demonstrated that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill, can be successfully recycled

Industry groups step up to offer beverage container recycling in Ontario

Circular Materials Ontario (CMO) and Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) are collaborating to provide compliance services for beverage producers to meet their obligations under the province’s Blue Box Regulation.

SWANA weighs in on U.S. infrastructure bill

The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) has sent a letter to the United States Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee highlighting the importance…