Government funding New funding supports BC cleanups November 27, 2023 Coastal communities and First Nations are busy with a new round of beach cleanup projects with new funding from the Province’s Clean Coast, Clean Waters initiative.
Batteries Toyota to source battery materials from Redwood Materials November 24, 2023 Toyota has agreed to source Redwood’s cathode active materials and anode copper foil as part of its production in Toyota’s upcoming North Carolina battery manufacturing plant
Plastics Braskem wins grant to develop technology for polypro recycling November 22, 2023 Braskem has been awarded a US$600,000 Research, Demonstration, and Development (RD&D) grant from the Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute
Agriculture Phosphate from recycled biosolid to be imported to Canada November 21, 2023 For the first time globally, recycled phosphate from biosolid ash will be developed into feed products aimed for the North American market.
Government funding Indigenous-led projects aim to curb plastic use in BC November 20, 2023 British Columbia is providing more than $1.3 million through the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund to eight Indigenous-led projects
Diversion Canadian startup tests plastic-infused asphalt in New York November 17, 2023 Canadian social enterprise Last20 is testing a prototype of its plastic-infused asphalt at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’s corporate campus in Westchester County, N.Y.
Tires Hankook kicks off tire circularity program November 16, 2023 The ‘Tire-to-Tire Circular Economy Model’ project aims to promote a circular economy by designing upcycling processes to turn end-of-life tires into new tires.
Investment Fund manager urges GFL to go private November 15, 2023 "We believe GFL is an extremely valuable company that the public markets are unable to appreciate today and perhaps never will be able to," letter says
Finance GFL reports 10% revenue bump in third quarter November 14, 2023 Increasing prices saw GFL Environmental post a 10.3% increase in revenues, according to its third quarter report for 2023.
Regulatory Development Ontario sets out new penalties for landfill polluters November 13, 2023 Changes will give enforcement officials the ability to issue monetary penalties to open and closed landfilling sites with an approved capacity of 40,000 cubic metres or more
Biomass Wasted hydrogen can be captured for fuel November 10, 2023 Waste sent to UK landfill sites every year could be used to generate 92 tonnes of hydrogen gas
Acquisitions Veolia NA acquires U.S. Industrial Technologies November 8, 2023 Veolia North America has completed the acquisition of U.S. Industrial Technologies, a Michigan-based provider of waste and recycling services.
Waste reduction Oceana Canada report shows the way to cutting a third of plastic pollution November 6, 2023 Responds to federal zero plastic waste commitment and protects oceans, marine life and people
Uncategorized Remade Institute to fund 14 new projects November 3, 2023 The Remade Institute announced $19.6 million in new technology research
Medical waste Needle recycling program diverts 40,000 pounds of waste November 2, 2023 BD and Casella Waste Systems, Inc., have diverted close to 40,000 pounds of medical waste
