Awards Lowe’s wins battery recycling kudos, again April 6, 2022 Lowe's Canada has been named a Leader in Sustainability for the fourth year in a row by Call2Recycle Inc
Government funding Quebec plastics task force wins half-million dollar grant April 5, 2022 The Circular Plastics Task force (CPT) has received a grant of more than $500,000 from the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation (MEI).
Batteries Lithion lands new funding from Quebec government April 4, 2022 Lithion Recycling Inc. is getting $22.5 million dollars in funding from the Quebec government to further its battery recycling business
Biofuel Enerkem wins prize for sustainable aviation fuel April 1, 2022 $5-million prize awarded under Impact Canada's the Sky's the Limit challenge
Tires Crumb rubber cement proven in real world tests March 31, 2022 A new approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tires repurposed into concrete for residential construction
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Paper explores EPR effectiveness March 30, 2022 Presents different EPR systems for packaging waste
Government funding Northstar Clean Energies wins investment for asphalt plant March 29, 2022 Alberta Innovates has approved a $200,000 investment into Northstar Clean Technologies Inc.'s planned asphalt shingle reprocessing facility in Calgary.
Collection SWANA report advises on efficient collection March 28, 2022 Truck driver shortages and declining availability of waste and recycling collection personnel has and continues to be a significant problem for waste management companies
Textiles PUMA trials garment-to-garment recycling March 25, 2022 RE:JERSEY project takes football kits as the major ingredient to create yarn for new jerseys
Water Ontario groups calling for mandatory washing machine filters March 24, 2022 A group of organizations is calling on all Ontario provincial parties to support action to require washing machine filters to prevent microfibres from entering the watershed. Organizations expressing their…
Digitization Houston switching to smart waste management March 23, 2022 The city of Houston, Texas, will be using a cloud-based system to manage its waste management
Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CRD) Soil washing plant to be the first in Canada March 22, 2022 Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR) is developing a new C&D waste recycling plant
Health and Safety Waste worker deaths down in 2021 March 21, 2022 Fatalities in the North American waste industry dropped by nearly 50 percent in 2021, continuing a downward trend that began in 2018.
Recycling Harmful chemicals in bottled drinks prompt call for better recycling March 18, 2022 Better recycling is needed to help remove potentially harmful chemicals from bottled drinks, a new study has warned. Researchers from Brunel University London found 150 chemicals that had leached into…
Glass O-I Canada to increase use of recycled glass March 17, 2022 O-I Canada Corp. is receiving federal funding to modernize its plant and increase its ability to use recycled glass
