Waste Management Toromont wins multi-million-dollar equipment contract July 23, 2003 On July 22, 2003, Toromont Industries Limited won a $15-million contract to provide 40 units of Caterpillar equipme...
Waste Management Yukon initiates program to recover and recycle scrap tires July 22, 2003 A new program to rid Yukon Territory of abandoned rubber tires started on July 21, 2003. Environment Minister Jim K...
Waste Management Anti-litter, graffiti strategy proposed for Toronto July 21, 2003 Councilor Brad Duguid, chairman of Toronto's works committee, has proposed drastic measures to cleanup the city to...
Waste Management U.S. Congress studying flow control July 18, 2003 The U.S. House of Representatives will evaluate three separate bills next week concerning the transport of waste ac...
Waste Management Battery recycling increases July 17, 2003 The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public service organization dedicated to recycl...
Waste Management Waste company launches multi-million dollar lawsuit against municipality, politicians July 17, 2003 According to an article by Jennifer McLarty in the community newspaper the Cowichan Valley News Leader, a waste man...
Waste Management Indian reserves potential toxic waste route July 16, 2003 According to a report commissioned by Environment Canada, initiated in part by the potential threat of terrorist at...
Waste Management Hamilton Bio Conversion Inc. fined $10,000 July 16, 2003 Hamilton Bio Conversion Inc., a waste disposal site in Hamilton, has been fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to tw...
Waste Management Sydney residents launch tar ponds lawsuit July 15, 2003 Lawyers representing more than 200 Sydney, N.S., residents will give notice of intended action this week on a large...
Waste Management Norampac to appeal $25,000 fine July 15, 2003 According to The Trentonian, a spokesperson for Trenton's Norampac mill says the company will appeal a $25,000 fine...
Waste Management Study finds health effects from cadmium July 14, 2003 A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine suggests that cadmium, a heavy metal used in rechargeable batt...
Waste Management Rural trees suffer from urban smog July 11, 2003 Most people might assume that big-city smog affects urban trees and vegetation the most, but a new study reveals th...
Waste Management Green bin program expands July 9, 2003 The City of Toronto's Green Bin Program -- part of the city's strategy to divert 60 per cent of waste from landfill...
Waste Management Teachers learning new lessons on managing waste July 8, 2003 Teachers from across Canada gathered in Nova Scotia from July 3 to 7 to learn new ideas and techniques to educate t...
Waste Management Canadian Association of Recycling Industries convention July 7, 2003 The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) 62nd annual convention, general meeting and exhibition were...
