Packaging Canada Plastics Pact onboard with packaging design initiative July 26, 2021 Twenty-one Canadian retail and consumer packaged goods companies are supporting the Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging released last week by the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste
Collection Superstore joins Return-It’s express drop off program July 23, 2021 Return-It, in partnership with Loblaw, has launched its first Express & GO beverage container recycling station at a grocery store parking lot
Packaging Survey finds consumers prefer paper packaging July 22, 2021 Paper or cardboard packaging was preferred for 10 of 15 attributes surveyed
Circular Economy Circular economy documentary to launch in September July 21, 2021 BASF Canada and Bullfrog Power have partnered to produce "The Afterlife of Waste", a documentary about the circular economy
Containers & Bins Wastequip to reduce virgin resin by 25% July 20, 2021 Project25 aims to lower Toter’s carbon footprint by 9% per cart
Batteries Li-Cycle announces scooter battery recycling July 19, 2021 Li-Cycle Corp. and Helbiz are recycling end-of-life lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters and e-bikes
Agriculture New food waste recovery facility in southern Ontario July 16, 2021 StormFisher has built a $20-million resource recovery facility in Drumbo, Ontario
Uncategorized GFL workers will take strike vote July 15, 2021 Unifor workers at GFL Environmental will be taking a strike vote after a "no board" report from the Ontario Labour Relations Board
Agriculture Feds support Quebec RNG plant development July 14, 2021 Coop Agri-Énergie Warwick will produce 2.3 million cubic metres of RNG annually.
Bans Environmental groups slam “Big Plastic” July 13, 2021 Calling out the top three producers of plastic in Canada for attempts to stop federal plastic pollution plan
Biogas ATCO building RNG plant in Alberta July 12, 2021 New facility in Vegreville will produce 230,000 gigajoules per year
Blue Box GFL launches producer responsibility organization July 9, 2021 RRA will become a producer responsibility organization (PRO) under Ontario's new Blue Box legislation
Agriculture Ontario relaxing farm bio-gas rules July 8, 2021 New regulations will make approvals easier for new and expanded setups
Government funding Ontario funding will support recycled polymers research July 7, 2021 Lambton College lab to receive $417k
Plastics Polystyvert to build full-scale plant July 6, 2021 Funding round will allow it to develop a full-scale polystyrene recycling plant
