Community action Walker Industries supporting year-round community cleanup May 24, 2021 Walker will provide free disposal of litter collected by volunteers who register their community clean-up initiatives throughout 2021
Pollution Ontario making it easier to report polluters May 21, 2021 New website allows uploading of photo and video evidence
Uncategorized B.C. supports plastics projects May 20, 2021 Nine projects receive funding under the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Lion Electric to supply trucks for massive fleet electrification project May 19, 2021 Companies plan to electrify up to 2,000 trucks
Biogas Canada’s biogas potential bubbling up May 18, 2021 Report finds Canada is tapping only 13% of its easily accessible biogas potential
Recycling Suez now recycles windmills May 17, 2021 Wind turbines last only 15 to 20 years before they need to be replaced
Micro-plastic Lung cells affected by microplastics, researchers find May 14, 2021 Florida State University researchers looking at what inhalation and ingestion of these tiny particles can do to humans on the cellular level
Community action B.C. cleaning up coasts this summer May 13, 2021 More than $9.5 million will be used to clean shorelines and remove approximately 100 derelict vessels
Uncategorized French city deploys AI to manage bins May 12, 2021 Since July 2020, 200 bins that collect waste from 13 waste disposal centres in the French city of Toulouse have been equipped with embedded artificial intelligence
Appointments New CEO for Tomra May 11, 2021 Tomra Systems ASA has announced Tove Anderson will become its president and CEO, replacing Stefan Ranstrand by November 1 this year
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Lion Electric to build trucks in U.S. May 10, 2021 Plant will have annual production capacity of up to 20,000 all-electric buses and trucks
Circular Economy Return-It launches vision for waste-free future May 7, 2021 Return-It undertook a year-long process to develop its social purpose, which informs the organization’s strategic direction for the next 25 years
Awards Agnico Eagle wins award for drinking water project May 6, 2021 Drinking water project supplies 200 households and community services
Diversion Staples reports on diversion efforts May 5, 2021 Retailer diverted more than 136,000 kilograms of batteries and two million kilograms of electronics from the waste stream in 2020
Food Waste reduction Campaign aims to educate on food waste May 4, 2021 Love Food Hate Waste Canada campaign, “5 Ways With”, aims to help Canadians rethink avoidable food waste
