Cement industry to be main user of tires for fuel

The world’s businesses and consumers generate a billion scrap tires every year. According to a new report by Fairfield Market Research, the global tire-derived fuel (TDF) market was worth…

Quebec municipality wins federal funding

The Regional Municipal County (RMC) of La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, will be receiving more than $9.1 million in Green Municipal Fund (GMF) funding for a project to reuse residual materials in…

New tracking tool helps source recycled plastic

With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging.

Call2Recycle Canada boosts board

Call2Recycle Canada, Inc., a consumer battery collection and recycling organization, has added three new members to its national Board of Directors. Marcus Boolish, Annalise Czerny and Julie Dickson Olmstead…

E360S buys Montreal’s Anachem

Environmental 360 Solutions Ltd. (E360S) has acquired Anachem Ltd., Based in Montreal, Quebec, Anachem has been owned and operated by the Zieba family for close to 31 years. Formerly a…

Loblaw and Loop make good on reusable packaging promise

TerraCycle’s Loop retail program is launching in Canada, with Loblaw as the first retail partner. Initially rolling out to residents in most of Ontario, customers can shop for food…

Stella Environmental picks up Central Missouri transfer

Stella Environmental Holdings, Inc., which provides transfer station management and municipal waste logistics services, has purchased Central Missouri Transfer, LLC. Headquartered in Saint James, Missouri, CMT is a…

Li-Cycle appoints new corporate development director

Wilson Ma Lithium-ion battery recycler Li-Cycle Corp. (Li-Cycle),has appointed Wilson Ma to the role of vice-president corporate development. Ma will lead Li-Cycle’s efforts to scale the recovery of lithium-ion resources…

Canada Plastics Pact launches

More than 40 companies and organizations have joined in launching the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), representing diverse parts of the plastics value chain, from leading brands to waste management companies,…

Tetra Pak tackles packaging sustainability

Tetra Pak has introduced a new collaborative innovation model with leading paperboard producers, a move aimed at tackling the food packaging industry’s sustainability challenges. According to the latest research the global…

NEXE grows in B.C.

NEXE Innovations Inc. has expanded its research, development and manufacturing facility in Surrey, B.C. The company has developed one of the only patented, fully compostable, plant-based, single-serve coffee pods…

Li-Cycle gains certifications for Ontario facilities

Li-Cycle Corp’s Mississauga, Ontario, head office and Kingston, Ontario, recycling facilities have been certified under four industry standards: ISO (International Standards Organization) 9001 quality standard, ISO 14001 environmental standard, ISO…

Enterra converting food waste to animal feed through bugs

Enterra Feed Corporation (Enterra) is using $6 million in funding from the federal AgriInnovate Program to increase its production of black soldier flies for animal feed. Enterra has developed…

Propane tank supplier launches return program

From campsites to tailgate parties, one-pound propane tanks are the popular way to fuel portable BBQ’s, camp stoves and lanterns. They are so popular, it’s estimated that over 40 million…

UBC to develop post-consumer carbon-based products

The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) has received $1.9 million in federal funding to research how industrial waste can be converted into new products. A new…