Vessels Ship recycler building new docks in Saudi Arabia March 24, 2023 Wreckdock has announced it plans to develop a new ship recycling facility in Saudi Arabia
Water UBC researchers find way to remove PFAS from water March 23, 2023 Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water
Diversion This refugee shelter is made from 460 kilos of recycled plastic March 22, 2023 Refugees fleeing disaster zones could soon be living in temporary shelters made from 100% recycled materials, which will not only prove safer and more durable than tents but also help to reduce plastic waste
Water Lunenburg gets funding to upgrade wastewater treatment March 21, 2023 The town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is getting $28.8 million to upgrade wastewater plants, and other infrastructure
Batteries Redwood shares results of year-long EV battery recycling trial March 20, 2023 Company worked with partners including Toyota, Ford Motor Company, Volvo Cars, and Volkswagen Group of America as well as dismantlers to collect and recycle lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) vehicle batteries
Biogas Irving Oil to import digester-produced RNG March 17, 2023 About 350 million cubic feet of RNG will be supplied annually from Anaergia Inc. into the regional pipeline where it will reduce the need for conventional natural gas supply to Irving Oil’s operations, including the Saint John refinery in New Brunswick
Uncategorized Vancouver gets $250 million to upgrade water treatment plant March 16, 2023 The province of British Columbia is providing Metro Vancouver with a third of the funding to needed upgrade the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Richmond
Biogas Entrepreneur develops home-based biogas production technology March 15, 2023 An entrepreneur born and raised in Yukon is about to change the way families, small communities and mining camps in northern Canada get rid of their waste
Remediation Sanexen to remediate First Nation lands in Ontario March 14, 2023 Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. has been awarded Phase 2A of the large-scale environmental remediation project located on the Couchiching First Nation
Biogas Federal innovation fund supports Anaergia March 13, 2023 Anaergia is receiving more than $1.7 million through the Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) – Research and Innovation Stream
Software Terracycle introduces tracking at Canadian MRF March 10, 2023 Software from Evreka will help Terracycle track collection operations for all its waste streams
Batteries ABTC buys recycling facility in Nevada March 9, 2023 American Battery Technology Company is buying a move-in-ready, commercial-scale battery recycling facility located in McCarran, Nevada
Health and Safety Waste worker fatalities climbed in 2022 March 8, 2023 For 2022, 46 solid waste industry worker fatalities were recorded by SWANA compared to 28 the year before
Food Waste reduction Food Action Waste Week campaigning to save Canadians money March 7, 2023 The National Zero Waste Council and Love Food Hate Waste Canada are helping Canadians reduce food waste during Food Waste Action Week, which runs from March 6 to 12
Uncategorized BC changes Richmond landfill designation March 6, 2023 Removing Richmond’s Ecowaste landfill from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), allowing the company to build a new recycling facility
