Compostable bag program aims to reduce impact of fashion packaging

Fashion for Good has launched a pilot program to test alternatives to conventional single-use polybags

TOMRA gets behind AI developer

TOMRA and PolyPerception are collaborating to offer AI-powered material analysis technology to waste sorting and recycling facilities

Salvage company fined for worker injury

London Salvage and Trading Company Limited was fined $55,000 after a worker was critically injured

Pallet recycler gets federal cash infusion

Niagara Pallet and Recyclers Ltd. is getting a $3 million cash infusion from the federal government to buy new equipment

Coast guards collaborate on marine pollution prevention

Canada and US renewed their deal to provide a coordinated system for planning, preparedness and response to spills occurring in the waters between the two countries

App helps packaging makers comply with recycling laws

A new web app has been launched to help brands adapt to new legislation and meet growing demand for sustainability information

Joint venture will convert plastic waste to high-value chemicals

Synova, SABIC Global Technologies B.V., and Technip Energies (T.EN) have have agreed to collaborate on the development and realization of a commercial plant, which will produce olefins and aromatics from plastic waste

Shell buys Europe’s biggest RNG producer

Shell Petroleum NV is buying Nature Energy Biogas for nearly US$2 billion

Audi making seatbelt buckles out of recycled car parts

Mixed automobile plastic waste is being reprocessed using a chemical recycling process

Survey reveals gaps in public knowledge about recyclability

Recycle Coach survey shows evidence that more localized recycling education is needed across US municipalities

Researchers turn waste paper into battery parts

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a technique to convert waste paper, from single-use packaging and bags, and cardboard boxes, into a crucial component of lithium-ion batteries

Andrea Bertone joins Waste Connections as director

Bertone served as president of Duke Energy International, LLC, then wholly owned by Duke Energy Corporation, a utility company, from 2009 until her retirement in 2016

Waterloo projects get funding boost from feds

Six University of Waterloo research projects will share a new grant of $15.8 million to identify solutions to environmental challenges

Sanexen wins award for PFAS removal

Won the Innovation and Environmental Protection Award from the Conseil des entreprises en technologies environnementales du Québec (CETEQ) for the second year in a row

Metro Compactor Service buys Compaction Plus

Metro Compactor Service has acquired Compaction Plus, a provider of waste handling equipment in Ontario