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November 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Plastics recycling: Definitions, measuring, and reporting » Plastics recycling: Definitions, measuring, and reporting The new National Standard of Canada, CSA R117:24, developed wi...
November 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) How Artificial Intelligence is Helping to Reduce Recycling Contamination » How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping to Reduce Recycling Contamination Published Online: November 2, 2024 Written...
November 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) EPA releases roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the environment » EPA releases roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the environment The publication comes ahead of the fifth session of INC-...
November 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The Vital Role of Aluminum Recycling in Achieving Carbon Neutrality Goals » The vital role of aluminum recycling in achieving carbon neutrality goals Published Online: October 22, 20...
November 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) A Collaborative Partnership for North American Textile Recycling » A collaborative partnership for North American textile recycling Published Online: October 31, 2024 Author: Re...
November 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Solid Waste Rate Analysis 101: What You Need to Know » Solid Waste Rate Analysis 101: What You Need to Know Published Online: November 1, 2024 Author: Marc J. Rogoff and...
November 12, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) WM begins work on new Ontario MRFs as part of Canadian EPR program » WM begins work on new Ontario MRFs as part of Canadian EPR program The Toronto-area recycling facilities aim to manage m...
November 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) National waste behemoth acquires the assets of a Chatham-Kent recycler in a $4.5 million deal » National waste behemoth acquires the assets of a Chatham-Kent recycler in a $4.5 million deal Published online: November...
November 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Whistler's AWARE takes on organic waste campaign » Whistler's AWARE takes on organic waste campaign Published online: November 5, 2024 Written by: Liz McDonald "...
November 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Curbing Food Waste Contamination with Community Drop-Off Programs » Curbing Food Waste Contamination with Community Drop-Off Programs Published: November 6, 2024 Author: Waste Advantage wr...
October 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Canada Plastics Pact welcomes four new partners to its growing network » Canada Plastics Pact welcomes four new partners to its growing network The organization's commitment towards a circular...
October 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Massachusetts Food Waste Drop-off Program Diverts 7,100 Pounds of Food Waste from Landfill » Massachusetts Food Waste Drop-off Program Diverts 7,100 Pounds of Food Waste from Landfill Published online: October 4,...
September 27, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) York Region leads large Ontario municipalities with 94% waste diversion » York Region leads large Ontario municipalities with 94-per-cent waste diversion rate – or is that 66 per cent? Provincia...
September 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Goodwill launches secondhand textile traceability study » [Fashion Dive] Goodwill launches secondhand textile traceability study The new effort follows a two-year pilot program i...
September 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) More than meets the eye: How milk cartons support the circular economy » More than meets the eye: How milk cartons support the circular economy Over 3,300 metric tonnes of gable top beverage c...
August 22, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Remote Washington village recycles 100 percent of its food waste » Remote Washington village recycles 100 percent of its food waste Green Mountain Technologies' composting system helps H...
August 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Managing Leachate Contaminated with Forever Chemicals: Solving the Problem of PFAS » Managing Leachate Contaminated with Forever Chemicals: Solving the Problem with PFAS Published online: August 6, 2024 Au...
July 29, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New city program diverts 6.4 tonnes of textiles from landfill » New city program diverted 6.4 tonnes of textiles from landfill Published online: July 4, 2024 Author: Greg McGrath-Goud...
July 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Global Affairs Canada seeking a solution for recycling solar panels » Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is seeking a solution that will recycle solar panels. Funding mechanism: Contract...
July 24, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Call2Recycle and EVSX to open alkaline and carbon zinc battery processing facility in Ontario » Call2Recycle and EVSX to open alkaline and carbon zinc battery processing facility in Ontario Published date: July 19, 20...
July 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Ontario rules out charging deposit on non-alcoholic cans, bottles » https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-deposit-non-alcoholic-cans-bottles-1.7254617#:~:text=Krista%20Scaldwell%2C%...
July 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Ontario rules out charging deposit on non-alcoholic cans, bottles » https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-deposit-non-alcoholic-cans-bottles-1.7254617#:~:text=Krista%20Scaldwell%2C%...
June 28, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) SWANA Joins the Canada Plastic Pact » SWANA Joins the Canada Plastic Pact Published: June 27, 2024 The Solid Waste Association of North America...
June 14, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New waste management plan coming before Ottawa council » New waste management plan coming before Ottawa council. Here's what's in it. Published online June 9, 2024 Aut...
June 11, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The City of Kingston orders two Mack electric collection vehicles » The City of Kingston order two Mack electric collection vehicles Published on May 30, 2024 Authored by Recycling Pro...
June 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Carton Council Research Finds Consumers Need Ongoing Recycling Education » Carton Council's 2024 National Research Findings "Consumers Need Ongoing Recycling Education" Published Date: June...
May 9, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) New Statistics Canada data shows paper represents majority of diverted material » New data shows paper represents majority of diverted materials in Canada Published online April 25, 2024 Written by Rach...
May 3, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Does Composting Packaging Actually Break Down? » Does Compostable Packaging Actually Break Down? Composting Consortium Reveals Groundbreaking Findings from Largest Field T...
May 2, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) How to self-audit your recycling facility » How to self-audit your recycling facility Author: Slone Fox Published: April 25, 2024 "Use our checklist to ass...
April 10, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CMO Lobbying Ontario to Change BB Regs » Please click on the CBC News for Mike Crawley Queen's Park Senior Reporter's April 10th article: Big gro...
April 9, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Ontario could run out of landfill space in nine years. Then what? » The Narwhal "Ontario could run out of landfill space in nine years. Then what?" Reporter: Fatima Syed Published: Ap...
February 5, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) RPRA launches "Where to Recycle" (in Ontario) map to the public » RPRA launches a "Where to Recycle" map to the public of recycling locations across Ontario. Published: January 31,...
January 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) CIC Collaborates with Canada's Biggest Grocers to Design Innovative Reuse Program » CIC Collaborates With Canada's Biggest Grocers to Design Innovative Reuse Program Publication Date: January 17, 202...
January 18, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The Recycling Partnership report identifies significant gaps in US residential recycling systems » The Recycling Partnership report identifies significant gaps in U.S. residential recycling systems. Author: Recycli...
January 15, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Best Practices for Organics Diversion in Multi-Residental Buildings: A Literature Review » Best Practices for Organics Diversion in Multi-Residential Buildings: A Literature Review (Draft) Posted Online: January...
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