Awards Montrealer wins Mitacs innovation award June 11, 2021 Ulrich Legrand recognized for technology that turns captured CO2 gas into high value chemicals
Circular Economy Goose poop beer on tap in Finland June 10, 2021 Brewery in Lahti celebrates Green Capital status with unique suds
Acquisitions Sanexen buys American Process Group June 9, 2021 Edmonton-based environmental services provider picked up for $50 million
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) BC public supports additions to recycling list June 8, 2021 Broad support for adding more products to the list of items included in British Columbia’s Recycling Regulation
Blue Box Ontario rolls out new blue box program June 4, 2021 Will standardize accepted materials and increase producer responsibility
Charity Food bank diverts a million pounds from landfill June 3, 2021 Second Harvest has recovered more than a million pounds of surplus food from Manitoba food businesses
Education Nanoplastics study receives $1 million grant June 2, 2021 Professor Daniel G. Cyr will be among the first to research this issue
E-Waste Greentec lands iPad recycling contract June 1, 2021 Air Canada is recycling 500 used iPads with Cambridge, Ontario-based Greentec
Municipal Waste Toronto unveils plastic waste reduction strategy May 31, 2021 Report recommends a Voluntary Measures Program (VMP) as the first stage of reduction strategy
Equipment Wastequip buys Wastebuilt May 28, 2021 Wastequip’s Go To Parts brand will be discontinued and will operate under the Wastebuilt brand
Metals Recycled aluminum hits new record high May 27, 2021 A record 20 million tonnes of post-consumer scrap aluminum was recycled in 2019.
Awards Li-Cycle makes innovation list May 26, 2021 Li-Cycle Corp. has been recognized by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards for its innovative technology playing an important role in building a better world. Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas…
Circular Economy Pyrowave wins Quebec investment May 25, 2021 Pyrowave received an investment from the Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the Fonds)
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
