PPE Kimberly-Clark expands PPE recycling to more countries April 14, 2023 Kimberly-Clark Professional has expanded its PPE recycling program to the Netherlands and Switzerland
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Ontario’s RPRA warns tire industry to comply April 13, 2023 The agency has announced that all five of the Ontario PROs are using non-compliant collection systems
Batteries Li-Cycle signs deal with material handling manufacturer April 12, 2023 Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. and material handling equipment manufacturer the Kion Group have signed a deal to partner on battery recycling
Education Carton Council aims to inspire recycling for Earth Day April 11, 2023 The Carton Council of North America is offering tips to help people get motivated about recycling in the ramp up to Earth Day on April 22
Plastics UK innovation fund supporting depolymerization research April 10, 2023 A research consortium comprising technologists from the University of Birmingham and engineering firm Stopford has been awarded $500,000 (£300k) of funding from Innovate UK to develop a novel plastic recycling technology
Plastics Biotrend Energy building Turkey’s first polymer recycling plant April 7, 2023 The plant will use Honeywell UOP UpCycle Process Technology to convert mixed waste plastics into recycled polymer feedstock (RPF)
Zero-waste initiatives Via Rail moving to zero-waste travel April 6, 2023 Via Rail is working to achieve zero waste by 2025 on its new Québec City-Windsor corridor fleet of trains
Awards ISRI to hand out lifetime achievement awards April 5, 2023 Robert Goldstein and Bruce Blue will receive the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award
Certification Montreal airport wins recycling commendation April 4, 2023 Montréal-Trudeau International Airport has been awarded Performance + certification by Recyc-Québec
Biomass Emergent Waste sells biochar to compost maker April 3, 2023 Terra Flora Organics, has agreed to buy 40,000 litres of EWS Biochar
Biofuel Canada Infrastructure Bank funds Quebec biorefinery March 31, 2023 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing a loan of $277 million to help finance the construction of a biorefinery and electrolyzer in Quebec
Circular Economy Groups make declaration on first UN zero-waste day March 30, 2023 On the first annual United Nations International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has released a public declaration that defines the principles and essential components of zero waste
PFAS CharTech aims to prove its process can eliminate PFAS March 29, 2023 CharTech Solutions and Synagro Technologies, Inc., are working together to demonstrate the commercial potential of CharTech's high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) process to eliminate PFAS from biosolids
Plastics Bluewater supports plastic waste cleanup March 28, 2023 Company helped clean 85,000 kilograms of plastic waste in the past three years from coastal areas
Biogas US$30 million to fund digester development March 27, 2023 Bioenergy Devco, the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, LLC, has landed a US$30 million investment in its anaerobic digestion facilities
