Industry chat Netherlands Waste Management Themed Trade Mission – Day 4 September 26, 2014 Today we were in and around the Arnhem area, travelling to Duiven (Doves), Veenendaal and Renkum. We visited a waste to energy facility, cart/underground bin manufacturer and paper recycler. We…
Waste Management Netherlands Waste Management Themed Trade Mission- Day 2 September 23, 2014 Follow the Trade Mission on Twitter at @2cg_ Day Two We spent another solid day on the road looking at Dutch waste management facilities. Today we say a fridge recycling…
Industry chat What Metro Vancouver's missing in its rush to incinerate September 23, 2014 Readers will find this op-ed piece from the Vancouver Sun interesting. Written by John Winter — President of the BC Chamber of Commerce — the article describes Metro Vancouver’s…
Industry chat Netherlands Waste Management Themed Trade Mission- Day 1 September 22, 2014 Things started with a bang today. With some still struggling to wipe away jet-lag’s cobwebs we set out on a very full day. This blog presents some highlights…
Industry chat Follow the Netherlands Waste Management Trade Mission September 19, 2014 Follow the trade mission at @2cg_, @NLinToronto #NLwastemission Also see a number blogs that I will write throughout the week. An overview of the trade mission follows. During the week…
Industry chat The Story of Stuff: ocean plastic edition September 16, 2014 Moore Beach cleanup plastic. I recently received an email from Allison Cook — the lady from The Story of Stuff series of environmental videos that went viral…
Industry chat Call for deposits on Ontario soft drink containers September 2, 2014 A highlight of the recent Zero Waste conference in Orillia, Ontario (August 10-11) was discussion of a policy idea for the Ontario government to accelerate the province…
Industry chat Thoughts on the end times August 14, 2014 As I pack for my annual paddling trip, my thoughts have turned this summer to the dire situation we humans have created for ourselves and all other life on…
Industry chat Ontario's first Zero Waste conference a success! August 12, 2014 Ontario’s first Zero Waste Conference took place yesterday (Monday, August 11, with a reception and a bit of program on the Sunday evening before) at the new, modern Lakehead…
Industry chat Packaging costs NYC taxpayers $600 million July 22, 2014 It’s interesting to read about what Americans know or think is happening in Canada with respect to product stewardship or extended producer responsibility (EPR). This online article by Bill Sheehan,…