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Aug 22, 2019

Geocycle North America takes delivery of new UNTHA XR waste shredder in South Carolina

Geocycle – the 100% daughter company of global cement giant LafargeHolcim – has taken delivery of a new UNTHA XR mobil-e waste shredder in South Carolina, as the firm furthers its co-processing for zero waste ambitions.
Aug 22, 2019

4 Ways To Convince The Older Generation To Recycle

The importance of recycling has been engrained into the minds of the younger generation for years now, but this concept can still seem new to the older generation.
Aug 22, 2019

K 2019 in Düsseldorf: WEIMA has a clear focus on plastics recycling

The recycling specialist from Ilsfeld is presenting two large single-shaft shredders this year at the K trade fair.
Aug 22, 2019

Commercial Vehicle Safety and City Cycling

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more Americans have taken to the road on bicycles.

Aug 21, 2019

Unused Tech Piles Up While Rare Elements Grow Scarce

Unused smartphones are becoming more and more numerous everyday, and the rare elements that make them work are subsequently becoming harder and harder to find in the natural world.
Aug 21, 2019

More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier

When curbside recycling caught on in the 1970s, it was mostly about cans, glass, cardboard and paper. That's how Donald Sanderson remembers it.
Aug 20, 2019

City will now landfill clamshell plastics it paid $330K to store

After spending $330,000 to store them in hopes of finding a recycling solution, the city will now bury previously collected clamshell plastics.
Aug 16, 2019

Peterbilt Adds Fifth Technician Training Campus

Peterbilt Motors Company announced today the opening of the company’s fifth Peterbilt Technician Institute (PTI) campus in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Aug 16, 2019

OWMA Statement: Transition of Ontario's Blue Box Program to producer responsibility model

The Ontario Waste Management Association commends the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on his August 15th, 2019 announcement regarding the management and transfer of Ontario’s Blue Box Program to a producer responsibility model.
Aug 15, 2019

Transition for Blue Box Program to Full Producer Responsibility Announced

This morning, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued direction to RPRA and Stewardship Ontario to begin to transition the management of Ontario’s Blue Box Program to producers of plastic and other packaging.

Aug 15, 2019

The Heico Companies, LLC. Acquires Shred-Tech Corporation

The Heico Companies, L.L.C. (“Heico”) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a majority interest in Shred-Tech Corporation (“Shred-Tech” or the “Company”), a market leader in the design and manufacture of mobile and stationary shredding equipment for the document destruction and recycling industries.
Aug 15, 2019

MECP Minister’s August 15, 2019 Announcement and two Direction Letters on Full EPR for the Blue Box

Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and the Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing made a joint announcement outlining the process to transition the costs of the Blue Box Program away from municipal taxpayers to the producers that bring products and packaging to market.
Aug 15, 2019

The PTZ Advantage

When choosing a surveillance provider, it’s important to consider the technology each company employs as it heavily impacts the quality of service they can provide.
Aug 14, 2019

Inside Toronto's plastic problem

A low-waste movement to tackle the plastics crisis is gaining momentum, but we’re only in the beginning stages of realizing the dream of a disposable-free society
Aug 13, 2019

SWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities in 2019

Pushes to raise awareness of worker safety with support of OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week
Aug 13, 2019

SWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities in 2019

Pushes to raise awareness of worker safety with support of OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week
Aug 13, 2019

Canada open to putting more limits on exports of plastic waste, McKenna says

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has asked her department to look at what else Canada can do to reduce the amount of Canadian garbage that is ending up overseas.
Aug 13, 2019

A new Swedish bicycle is made from 300 recycled Nespresso pods

After two years in development, RE:CYCLE, a stylish urban bicycle made from discarded Nespresso pods, is ready to roll.
Aug 13, 2019

Cruise ship garbage angers Victoria residents near expanded waste facility

Victoria residents across the street from a new waste-processing facility are voicing concerns over the amount of garbage that's coming off visiting cruise ships.
Aug 12, 2019

Commission looking at Quebec's glass recycling problem

Hearings began Monday at a parliamentary commission to find a solution to Quebec's glass recycling problem.
Aug 12, 2019

Recycling Is in Crisis. Could These Innovations Be the Answer?

Since China stopped accepting much of the world’s recyclable waste last year, many countries have been faced with the challenge of how to deal with their own trash.
Aug 11, 2019

Ontario's got the blue box blues

Ontario is rethinking the blue box as municipalities are forced to dump more and more property tax dollars into the recycling program.
Aug 9, 2019

University of Waterloo signs Global Charter for Co-op and Work-Integrated Education

The first-ever Global Charter for Co-op and Work-Integrated Education has been signed by more than 50 university and college presidents, education association executives and high-ranking government officials.
Aug 9, 2019

Waste Bin Tracking Management - Taking Care of Your Asset Management Needs

Main assets for bin rental business in waste management are waste bins and trucks. With inaccurate bin inventory, untimely truck status and lack of site info, it`s hard to gain the revenue increased and get the client satisfied.
Aug 8, 2019

The Benefits of Renting Industrial Equipment vs Buying

A frequent debate in the construction industry is whether to buy or rent industrial equipment.
Aug 7, 2019

4 Ways to Make Hydrovac Safer and More Efficient

Hydrovac has been a popular method of excavation in Canada longer than most nations (the UK is a prime example of where the method hasn’t really taken flight yet).
Aug 6, 2019

California's largest recycling plant closes all stations statewide

RePlanet, the largest recycling redemption center in California has shut down all 284 of its stations statewide including in San Francisco, Pittsburg, Fremont, and San Ramon.
Aug 6, 2019

Province looking to overhaul blue box recycling program

The Ford government may be about to get out of the blue box business.
Aug 4, 2019

Researchers want to build a space station to recycle junk in Earth’s orbit

There are about 22,000 large objects orbiting the Earth, including working and broken satellites and bits of old rocket from past space expeditions.
Aug 1, 2019

SWANA Announces Winners of 2019 Safety Awards

Safety Award Winners Recognized at WASTECON® 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona
Aug 1, 2019

Live ammunition, other hazardous materials left in residential recycling

In the wake of seven fires at recycling collectors and processors throughout the province this year, Recycle BC is pleading with homeowners to not put dangerous items in their blue bins.
Aug 1, 2019

This new online grocery store is entirely plastic-free

Rise Mrkt will ship staples like rice and lentils to your house in compostable containers.
Jul 30, 2019

Recycling bins causing headaches in downtown Regina

Residents in Regina’s Downtown Core are frustrated by the state of recycling bins in the area.
Jul 29, 2019

This startup just raised $33 million to vaporize trash

Sierra Energy’s new blast furnace, which heats trash to 4,000 degrees and then harvests the gas to make plastics and fuel, was just funded by the Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
Jul 29, 2019

No more cardboard boxes? 3M invents an ingenious new way to ship products

The company is launching a new material that could reduce the time, materials, and space required to ship products by 50%.
Jul 29, 2019

Iroquois Falls residents frustrated over garbage issue

Residents of Iroquois Falls are making a stink over garbage collection rules now being enforced by the town.
Jul 27, 2019

Unarmed and Dangerous! Skyway Smash! Are You Good to Go™?

No doubt every Ontarian will remember the July 31, 2014 Skyway Bridge crash when a red dump truck climbed the Toronto-bound lanes of the bridge at 3:40 p.m. the Thursday before the Civic Holiday.
Jul 26, 2019

Government Entities Can Benefit From Compost Turners

We are happy to announce that SCARAB International was recently awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract!
Jul 26, 2019

Suez and Five Capital Sign an Agreement for a Majority Stake in Edco, a Saudi Hazardous Waste Management Company

SUEZ and Five Capital Fund I (a Saudi CMA-regulated fund) signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Environment Development Company (EDCO), a Saudi hazardous waste management company. This operation will position the two partners in the rapidly expanding hazardous waste market in Saudi Arabia where major petrochemical industrial projects are ongoing and planned.
Jul 25, 2019

Hydrovac Equipment: Safety Procedures and Best Practices

Hydrovac equipment can be utilized as a best practice for all infrastructure projects, whether they be safe excavation around utilities, debris removal, trench digging or backfill restoration.
Jul 24, 2019

In the Circular Economy, Products Are Designed to Be Recycled

Take, make, use, dispose. For decades, this has been the standard approach to production and consumption.
Jul 24, 2019

Honglin Li Designs Waste-to-Energy Skyscraper in Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Designer Honglin Li has created a proposal for a waste-to-energy skyscraper in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Jul 24, 2019

What You Should Know: Steel Buildings vs Fabric Buildings

Today, there seem to be more and more building styles available when purchasing a structure, be it agricultural, commercial, or public works.
Jul 22, 2019

Greg Collins Joins BearCom as Chief Financial Officer

The BearCom Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of new Chief Financial Officer, Greg Collins. Greg brings more than 20 years of progressive financial leadership experience.
Jul 22, 2019

GFL Environmental files for IPO said to raise about US$1.5 billion

GFL Environmental Inc., North America’s fourth-biggest waste hauler, filed for an initial public offering that would be the largest in Canada in about five years.
Jul 19, 2019

The Advantages of a Fabric Structure

Fabric structures have been rapidly becoming the preferred building style for a number of different industries and operations.
Jul 19, 2019

What I Learned on the World's First Zero-Waste Trip

The challenges—and joys—of unlearning our ingrained habits.
Jul 18, 2019

Mattress Recycling springs back in Hope, B.C.

With new $3.5 million facility, firm can help companies reduce carbon footprints and help municipalities save money
Jul 18, 2019

Floating trash cans arrive at Toronto harbor

Toronto’s waterfront could be a little bit cleaner this summer thanks to three floating trash cans.
Jul 18, 2019

Four bags of garbage in three years: How a busy Vancouver couple lives and preaches the low-waste lifestyle

When Elisabeth Ormandy and Oliver Giving visited family in England two years ago, they brought back an unusual souvenir: a bag of recyclables most people would have just thrown away.
Jul 18, 2019

The Complicated World of Cannabis Waste Generation (Part Two)

Part two of a two-part series looks at potential packaging and labor relations issues as more states legalize recreational marijuana.
Jul 18, 2019

Another Special Project

CONGRATULATIONS to Alain, Kevin, Brandon and Shannon who worked on the design of a special “roll-off” box for our client NewTech Environmental.
Jul 18, 2019

Decker Truck Line, Inc. Celebrates Delivery of 2,500TH Peterbilt

Peterbilt Motors Company, along with Decker Truck Line, Inc., celebrated a relationship spanning six decades with the delivery of the transportation company’s 2,500th Peterbilt truck purchased from JX Truck Center.
Jul 17, 2019

The Complicated World of Cannabis Waste Generation (Part One)

Part one of a two-part series on the fast-growing cannabis industry covers stringent regulations and potential challenges around cannabis waste disposal.
Jul 17, 2019

'Not a dustbin': Cambodia to send plastic waste back to the US and Canada

Country vows to return 1,600 tonnes of waste as south-east Asian countries revolt against an onslaught of rubbish shipments
Jul 17, 2019

Top Three SyncroReports™ Features

There’s a lot to know about our SyncroReports™ technology. In fact, we regularly hold webinars for walking new clients through the abundance of features and benefits.
Jul 16, 2019

Orbis Announces Associate That Achieved ESD Certification

ORBIS® Corporation, an international leader in reusable packaging, is pleased to announce that TJ Bahr, project engineer for ORBIS, has received the ESD Association’s certification as a Certified Program Manager. This highly specialized certification is intended for individuals who design, implement, manage and audit ESD control programs. Individuals receive professional program manager certification, ensuring they understand the standard practices and problem-solving techniques used to create an ESD protection program.

Jul 16, 2019

Remi Le Grand to Lead Max-AI® Sales in Europe

The promotion follows a one-year stint as a Max-AI® sales specialist, which preceded six years with Nihot Recycling Technology

Jul 15, 2019

The Consortium Lead By Suez Signs A 25-Year Contract To Sell Heat From The Energy Recovery of Belgrade Waste

Under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar VUCIC, and the French President, Emmanuel MACRON, SUEZ, within the consortium BCE1, signs with municipal heating company Beogradske Elektrane a 25-year contract to provide the Serbian capital with heat produced from the energy recovery of waste.
Jul 15, 2019

Community compost sites pitched as potential solution to organic waste

Community gardens are sprouting up across Edmonton and some residents, including one city councillor, are wondering if they could also function as compost sites.
Jul 15, 2019

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Fashion’s Environmental Footprint

A global fashion sustainability effort is kicking off in France, where fashion brands soon may find that they are barred from destroying or disposing of their unsold consumer products.
Jul 15, 2019

Secret Montreal lab makes used plastic new again

A secret Montreal laboratory has developed a breakthrough technology that may help save the planet – and keep your local taxes low at the same time.
Jul 13, 2019

Metro Vancouver aiming to divert more waste from landfills, sell waste

Metro Vancouver is taking steps to further reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfills by trying to find commercial uses for waste.
Jul 11, 2019

OWMA Letter to the Special Advisor on Recycling and Plastic Waste

OWMA’s letter to Ontario Special Advisor David Lindsay provides advice on how to seamlessly transition the Blue Box Program
Jul 11, 2019

How the Calgary Stampede served pancakes for 20,000 and generated only 1 bag of trash

Stampede sent 306.4 tonnes of waste to the landfill during 2018 event but this year it's taking a new approach
Jul 11, 2019

Recyclables in Yellowknife, Northern Canada have been dumped in landfill for over a year

While Yellowknife, Northwest Territories residents have been carefully sorting their recyclables and dropping them off in the city’s large blue containers, for more than a year, the city has been tossing most types of recyclables in the trash.
Jul 11, 2019

Victoria’s plastic-bag ban struck down by B.C.’s top court

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps urged residents and businesses not to turn back the clock after a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling Thursday struck down the city’s ban on single-use plastic bags.
Jul 11, 2019

Aldersyde recycling plant seeks to alleviate global garbage crisis

A ground-breaking recycling plant began operations in Aldersyde Thursday, transforming landfill garbage into renewable diesel fuels.
Jul 11, 2019

Brandon residents can no longer recycle type of plastic container

The City of Brandon announced Tuesday that it will no longer accept a specific type of plastic container in its recycling stream.
Jul 10, 2019

Trojan in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Trojan started the week in Manitoba.
Jul 10, 2019

Recent closure of recycling contractor could be first of many

The collapse of Beaumen Waste Management last month may be just the beginning.

Jul 10, 2019

New West looks to fill recycling gaps after depot leaves town

Pop-up recycling opportunities are one of the ways the city is considering to fill a gap left by the closure of the recycling depot.
Jul 8, 2019

Fredac Acquires Laurin Containers With Financing From BDC Capital

BDC Capital's Growth & Transition Capital division has provided $1 million in financing to Fredac, the investment firm of entrepreneurs Frederic Albert and Frederic Chabanne, to acquire Laurin Containers, a manufacturer of steel refuse containers. This is the first acquisition in the steel industry for Fredac, which has the objective of becoming a leader in the steel product manufacturing sector.
Jul 8, 2019

GFL to Acquire Canada Fibers

GFL Environmental Inc. announced on July 5 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canada Fibers Ltd. and its affiliates.

Jul 6, 2019

Gabriola Island students eliminate plastic for a month

Trying to reduce or eliminate plastics is an ambitious way to limit waste. One Grade 7 class on Gabriola Island is taking on that challenge by going plastic free for the month of July.
Jul 6, 2019

‘Gold Boxes’ awarded to best recyclers in Wellington County

The best 25 recyclers of Wellington County now have a golden prize to show for their green thumbs.
Jul 5, 2019

GFL to acquire Canada Fibers

GFL Environmental Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canada Fibers Ltd. and its affiliates.

Jul 4, 2019

Shanghai rubbish rules: New law sends Chinese city into frenzy

Things often get heated when the local government brings in a new bin regime, but in Shanghai, strict new regulations have sent the city into a frenzy.
Jul 3, 2019

US produces far more waste and recycles far less of it than other developed countries

US represents 4% of the world’s population but produces 12% of municipal solid waste, a stark contrast with China and India
Jul 3, 2019

OWMA Submission on MECP Draft Batteries Regulation

OWMA has provided comments to the Ministry supporting the basic framework of the draft battery regulation.
Jul 3, 2019

First container of trash from Philippines undergoing test run at waste-to-energy plant

Environment Canada has confirmed the first of 69 shipping containers full of festering trash, returned to Canada after six years in the Philippines, is undergoing a test run at a waste-to-energy facility in Burnaby.
Jul 3, 2019

More than 600 million kilograms of waste recycled in 10 years of blue cart program

The City of Calgary is celebrating a major milestone this year as 2019 marks 10 years of a city-wide effort to reduce the amount of waste that ends up in the landfill.
Jul 3, 2019

Are you recycling wrong? What can and can’t go into the blue box

Recycling extends the life of landfills by diverting items from the dump.
Jul 2, 2019

Organic waste heavyweights collaborate in sophisticated aerobic digestion projects

Bath-headquartered Advetec has treated a variety of waste and effluent, since it was established in 2000.
Jun 30, 2019

In-cab cameras keep all road users safe

Our expertise is notable when it comes to the safety of commercial vehicles, with our comprehensive catalog of high-quality camera systems covering every possible exterior view.
Jun 28, 2019

Cannabis Waste Is 'Special Regulated Waste' and That's a Costly Problem for the Industry

Medical and recreational cannabis is projected to be a $13 billion dollar industry in the US in 2019, which has investors and eager entrepreneurs alike clambering to get in on the market.
Jun 28, 2019

Learning from a circular economy pioneer

Back in the 1990s, 60 percent of waste went to landfill in the Swedish city of Lund. Today it's less than 2 percent, and the region is a pioneer of the burgeoning circular economy.
Jun 28, 2019

The Basics of Composting On Any Scale

Composting has become a popular way to reduce waste and fertilize everything from small home gardens to large-scale farms and wineries.
Jun 27, 2019

Provinces agree on national zero plastic waste plan

The federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed on a list of measures that could reduce plastic pollution, but a detailed action plan is still to come.
Jun 27, 2019

Product spotlight: A look at the CDEnviro HYDRO:TIP

As featured in HUB4 Magazine -- Our very own Alex Humphrey spoke to HUB4 magazine about our newest product HYDRO:TIP which is already taking Canada and Australia by storm.
Jun 27, 2019

SWANA Supports California Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Prevention Act

Passage of AB 1509 will protect workers and support recycling infrastructure in the state
Jun 26, 2019

Industry-Led Coalition Calls for Recycled Content Minimum in Plastic Bags

Twenty-seven organizations call for urgent government action to help deal with the global plastic problem.

Jun 26, 2019

Home built using more than 600K recycled plastic bottles hits N.S. housing market

A home built using more than 600,000 recycled plastic bottles is on the market in Nova Scotia.
Jun 26, 2019

We can’t recycle black plastic, but now we can use its carbon for renewable energy

The big problem with plastics is that though they last for a very long time, most are thrown away after only one use. Since plastics were invented in the 1950s, about 8,300m metric tonnes (Mt) have been made, but over half (4,900 Mt) is already in landfill or has been lost to the environment. In 2010 alone, an estimated 4.8 to 12.7 Mt went into the oceans.
Jun 26, 2019

The US Recycling System Is Garbage

FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES your recycling bin contained a dirty secret: Half the plastic and much of the paper you put into it did not go to your local recycling center. Instead, it was stuffed onto giant container ships and sold to China.
Jun 26, 2019

Luff Industries CEMA Idlers

We are Luff industries, a conveyor component manufacturing company that has been in the international market for over 38 years now.
Jun 25, 2019

When it comes to waste diversion, this condo building is setting the green standard

Of Ottawa's 1,700 or so multi-residential buildings, only about 500 currently have organics recycling programs, according to the city.

Jun 25, 2019

City of Kamloops to fine repeat recycling offender

Homeowners who repeatedly violate recycling restrictions in Kamloops could now be faced with fines.
Jun 25, 2019

Eunomia Research & Consulting Report on Deposit Return System for Ontario

On June 13, 2019, Eunomia Research published the attached report entitled “How a deposit return system will complement Ontario’s Blue Box Program and Enhance the Circular Economy”
Jun 21, 2019

Rocky View’s Compost Dispute Underscores Challenges of Going Green

Milton Scott tours around the rural roads of Rocky View County in his big, black Ford truck. He points at farmyards, identifying adversaries and allies.
Jun 21, 2019

Report: GFL Environmental plans potential $1.5B IPO

Toronto-based GFL Environmental aims to raise up to C$1.98 billion ($1.5 billion USD) for an IPO this fall, according to a report by The Globe and Mail.

Jun 20, 2019

Waste Management Unveils Innovative Driver & Technician Training Center Supporting ‘Safety, People First Culture’

Company Opens Second Facility of its Kind to Serve as Training Hub for the Western and Central United States and Canada
Jun 20, 2019

How Singapore’s Private Sector Is Pursuing a Zero Waste Future

The country's only landfill site is set to reach capacity in 2035.
Jun 19, 2019

New deals to United Arab Emirates, China and Finland

BMH Technology has signed new deals to the United Arab Emirates, China and Finland. The contracts amount to a total value of 23,5 million euros.
Jun 18, 2019

Cummins Westport Appoints Gordon Exel as President

Cummins Westport Inc. (“CWI”) today announced that Gordon Exel of Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (“Westport Fuel Systems”) has been appointed as President of CWI effective July 8, 2019.
Jun 18, 2019

Recommendations for the Excess Soil Regulatory Proposal

OWMA submitted recommendations to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, to maximize the safe reuse of soils, while ensuring environmental protections are in place to prevent illegal dumping and movement of contaminated soil.
Jun 17, 2019

Having a Safety 360 Mindset in the Workplace

The month of June, which is National Safety Month, reminds us all that making safety a priority and keeping safe practices top of mind is instrumental to minimizing incidents year-round!
Jun 14, 2019

Cobra Structures Join Britespan as New Authorized Dealer

Britespan is excited to share that Cobra Structures has joined our network of authorized dealers!
Jun 14, 2019

Eco Expo Asia 2019 returns with increased support thanks to the Greater Bay Area initiative

The annual trade fair dedicated to environmental protection, Eco Expo Asia returns from 30 October ‒ 2 November at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. The Expo is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government.

Jun 13, 2019

Mobile Shredder Transforms Crapper & Sons’ Biomass Operation

Having started out as a Quarrying firm more than 60 years ago, the family-run business owns a landfill site in Wiltshire, but 30 acres is actually dedicated to salvaging as much ‘waste’ as possible.
Jun 13, 2019

Expanding bottle deposits would divert 118,000 tonnes from Ontario landfills, study says

As Europe elevates its recycling targets, a new report says a deposit-return system for non-alcoholic beverage bottles in Ontario would eliminate 118,000 tonnes of plastic, glass and cans from landfill, incinerators and litter.
Jun 12, 2019

Considering custom conveyor components

A custom conveyor quote can seem a bit intimidating with so many moving parts (literally). Both the buyer and seller will need to conduct thorough questioning to ensure an understanding of the needs and the best solution for your application.
Jun 11, 2019

How fleet cameras can save money on fuel and other costs

Running a fleet of commercial vehicles is an expensive business, and if you’re looking to make fuel efficiencies and cut costs generally, ensuring all your vehicles have mobile digital recording on board may not seem like the obvious way to save money.

Jun 10, 2019

MECP Minister Appoints Special Advisor on Recycling & Plastic Waste

On June 7th, Minister Rod Philips appointed David Lindsay to facilitate a process between municipal governments, producers and other stakeholders to transition the Blue Box program to full producer responsibility.
Jun 10, 2019

Recycling Council of Ontario Applauds Government of Canada’s Action on Plastic Waste

Plastic pollution is a serious global threat to the environment and economy. Today's announcement that Canada will ban single-use plastics, make companies responsible for plastic waste, and invest to grow recycling across the country, is a comprehensive approach to address plastic pollution across the country.
Jun 10, 2019

Canada to ban harmful single-use plastics and hold companies responsible for plastic waste

Plastic pollution is a global challenge that requires immediate action. Plastic waste ends up in our landfills and incinerators, litters our parks and beaches, and pollutes our rivers, lakes, and oceans, entangling and killing turtles, fish, and marine mammals.
Jun 8, 2019

SWANA Compensation Report

Interested in finding out how your salary compares to your peers? Do you want to know the average salary in your province or state?
Jun 6, 2019

Twelve environmental organizations call on the Canadian government to take immediate regulatory action on plastic waste and pollution

Twelve leading ocean conservancy and environmental groups have requested that Canada’s environment and health ministers take immediate regulatory action on plastic wastes and pollution, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, and call on the Government of Canada to add any plastic generated as a waste, or discharged from the use or disposal of products or packaging, to the Schedule 1 List of Toxic Substances under CEPA.
Jun 6, 2019

Sudbury garbage limit going from two bags to one

In 2016, the City of Greater Sudbury reduced the number of garbage bags that could be put out for residential collection, from three bags to two.
Jun 6, 2019

City waste collector dies of injuries sustained after being pinned between garbage truck and tree

A 27-year-old city waste collector who was critically injured on the job in the city’s York Mills neighbourhood last week has succumbed to his injuries.
Jun 5, 2019

SWANA Issues Canadian Recycling Myths vs Facts Sheet

Association urges the media to provide accurate information about the state of recycling in Canada
Jun 5, 2019

Improving Canada's recycling output will take 'radical changes': report

An analysis of Canada’s plastic industry shows the industry producing plastic dwarfs the industry trying to recycle it.
Jun 5, 2019

Southeast Asia Should Want the World’s Junk

Forcing rich countries to keep and process all of their own recycling isn’t the best way to protect the environment.
Jun 3, 2019

BearCom acquires event radio rentals business

BearCom Group, Inc. (“BearCom”), the nation’s largest and pre-eminent provider of wireless push-to-talk communications equipment and solutions for two-way radios and other voice, video, and data technologies, today announced that the event radio rentals business of Creative Communications in Phoenix, Arizona, has joined the BearCom family.

Jun 3, 2019

Molok North America Ltd. Celebrates 20th Years

Molok is pleased to announce that May 5th, 2019 marks the company’s 20th anniversary.

Jun 2, 2019

We’re all recycling wrong, so companies are finally trying to make it easier

If you’ve ever dropped a potato chip bag into a recycling bin full of bottles and cans and hoped it might get recycled, there’s something you should know…
May 31, 2019

Sierra Introduces the REB-X Press Portable Two-Ram Baler

Utilizing Sierra’s expertise and experience with portable machines and two-ram balers, the REB-X Press two-ram baler is easily transportable while maintaining a heavy-duty construction, remarkable performance, and the ability to process a variety of material.
May 31, 2019

The Problem With Daylighting Waste

Waste and resources are a topic on many governments and businesses’ agendas throughout the world now.

May 31, 2019

Englobe contributed $5000 in support of the TRAC Student Event

Corporate responsibility is a top priority for Englobe and we make an effort to give back to the communities in which we operate
May 30, 2019

Waste diversion improves slightly in 2018, still lags behind other major cities

Winnipeggers managed to divert about 33% of their waste from the landfill in 2018, just slightly up from the 32.1% they prevented from reaching the dump in 2017.
May 30, 2019

Bandit Industries is proud to announce that it will offer select trammel screens and conveyor stackers manufactures by Poland-based company, Pronar, Sp z o.o.

Bandit will unveil and demonstrate the Model 60 GT-HD stacker and the Model 7.24 GT at the U.S. Composting Council’s Conference and Tradeshow in Glendale, AZ., from Jan. 28-31.
May 29, 2019

Garbage truck driver won’t pick up neatly packaged recycling

Be very careful when putting out excess recyclables to the curb for pickup; some trash truck operators seem to be looking for an excuse to not collect it.
May 29, 2019

Troubled Edmonton composting facility permanently shut down

Edmonton's troubled composting facility, which is less than 20 years old, is being shut down and decommissioned after failing a recent safety inspection, city officials say.
May 28, 2019

'We are going to send this back': Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic

Malaysia is denouncing Canada's "irresponsible" export of plastic waste, becoming the second Asian nation to make plans to ship Canadian trash back across the ocean.
May 28, 2019

3 Tips For Buying Your Next Large-Scale Compost Turner

Looking for a large-scale compost turner can seem difficult whether you are new to the industry or not.
May 28, 2019

New and Exclusive For North America

New CHAGNON dump truck with automatic crane loading
May 28, 2019

Britespan manufacturing facility open house breaks down how their buildings are better

On May 24 and 25, Britespan Building System Inc. opened its doors to allow customers and community members to tour its manufacturing facility at 71 North St. in Wingham.
May 27, 2019

Sudbury residents frustrated over illegal dumping

Spring cleaning usually means a trip or two to the dump, but it seems in the Greater Sudbury area, the garbage doesn't always make it that far.
May 27, 2019

Canada’s recycling system is trash – but it’s not too late to fix it

Canada’s recycling system is broken. China’s “National Sword” policy, a ban on importing foreign recycling, was the final straw – but Beijing isn’t to blame, nor are consumers, who are doing their best.
May 27, 2019

How The Country Once Nicknamed ‘Garbage Island’ Cut Waste By 30%

As the world drowns in trash, Taiwan’s recycling success is a model of change and a beacon of hope.
May 23, 2019

The New Recycling Is Called 'Recommerce'

The world’s biggest brands want you to see those everyday household products in a different light. The shampoo bottle, the deodorant stick, razors and even your toothbrush—they all get thrown away when they’re empty or worn out. But if they were reusable—or refillable—just imagine how much waste could be avoided.
May 23, 2019

Philippines rejects Canada’s late-June timeline for garbage repatriation

The Philippines has rejected Canada's late-June timeline for repatriating its garbage, and is moving forward with plans to ship it back to Canada itself.
May 23, 2019

Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions appoints new president/CEO

Federal International Recycling and Waste Solutions, a division of Federal International Inc., St. Louis, has named Sam Still its new CEO and president. Still replaces John Daniel, who after 13 years with Federal, is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
May 23, 2019

Unilever pioneers recycling solution for plastic packaging with new detectable black pigment

Unilever has announced the development of a new detectable black pigment, a move which the giant says could result in up to 2,500 further tonnes of plastic bottles being able to be sorted and recycled each year.
May 23, 2019

Historic U.S. Bill to Clean Up Recycling at the Bin and Save Billions

In a landmark move, a national recycling strategy is to be launched across the U.S., aiming to streamline recycling bin labels and, in so doing, give the market a desperately needed overhaul.
May 23, 2019

Nova Scotia, Ottawa to fund Harrietsfield contaminated site cleanup

Marlene Brown was 10 the last time she was able to drink the water in Harrietsfield. Now, the 59-year-old has some hope for the future after the federal and provincial governments pledged $15 million to clean up a former landfill site that has contributed to contaminated groundwater and affected area wells.
May 22, 2019

University of Waterloo Recognizes 2018's Co-op Student of the Year Award Recipients

Every year, six exceptional co-op students, one from each faculty, are recognized by the University of Waterloo for their contribution to their employer, their community and the further development of experiential education.
May 22, 2019

Canada has hired a firm to ship garbage back from the Philippines, environment minister says

Ottawa is spending more than $1 million to ship 2,000 tonnes of rotting garbage back to Canada from the Philippines, hoping to bring an end to the diplomatic war over waste before Canada Day.
May 22, 2019

Sorting out recycling programs: Which ones work best?

Changing markets and confusion over what can be thrown in recycling bins has forced some communities to rethink or even suspend their recycling programs. But many more recycling programs are working well, experts say.
May 22, 2019

Recycling those old cigarette butts

Lori Laporte is trying to beautify her parking lot. The owner of Laporte’s Nursery and Greenhouses has erected a receptacle on a fence post at the entrance of the retail store on Lakeshore Drive.
May 22, 2019

City of Kamloops adds eight textile recycling bins

Residents can help divert millions of kilograms of waste from the landfill with new textile bins and a textile pickup program. The City of Kamloops has teamed up with Diabetes Canada to add eight textile donation bins, from Rae-More Park in Rayleigh to the Barnhartvale landfill.
May 21, 2019

Dartmouth recycling company receives $500,000 innovation rebate

Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) approved a business development initiative for Dartmouth Metals and Bottle Ltd. The company, which recycles large metals like cars and materials from large industrial demolition projects, is proceeding with a capital investment of just over 2.3 million dollars.
May 21, 2019

Recycling to go temporarily to dump

The recycling depot fire is out but, burning questions on the town’s future recycling plans remain.
May 21, 2019

Waste Management Earns Ranking on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

Recognized for Environmental, Social and Governance Performance
May 21, 2019

5 Common (but easy to avoid) recycling mistakes you’re probably making

As a BC resident, you’re part of North America’s best group of recyclers. (Good job!) And although that’s absolutely something to be proud of, there’s always room for improvement.
May 20, 2019

China is stepping up its waste recycling capabilities

The waste recycling landscape is changing rapidly in China. Imports of waste have been banned, but with growing amounts of domestic waste, the need to recycle is increasing. Consequently, more pre-treatment of waste is necessary for efficient sorting and recycling.
May 20, 2019

By the Numbers: Metro Vancouver’s disposal ban in 2018

Metro Vancouver has a disposal ban in place to keep readily recyclable and hazardous materials out of the landfill. Inspectors looked at 188,135 loads of trash, and found banned materials in nine per cent of loads.
May 20, 2019

Plastic Recycling still has a long way to go in the U.S.

A new report from the Center for International Environmental Law has highlighted the environmental impact of the production and incineration of plastic around the world.

May 18, 2019

Mattress recycling program provides work experience in Port Alberni

A new program in Port Alberni will allow residents to recycle their old and unused mattresses, while also providing work experience in the community.
May 18, 2019

Recycling contamination in blue bins ‘a big problem,’ says Central Okanagan regional district

Random checks of what’s being put inside recycling carts will soon be taking place, the Regional District of the Central Okanagan announced this week.
May 18, 2019

Montreal launches campaign aimed at ‘buttheads’

The City of Montreal is targeting smokers who leave cigarette butts on the street. The butts make up about a third of all litter on city streets and are also a threat to the environment.
May 17, 2019

Why rigid federal rules make marijuana containers really hard to recycle

The cannabis growers who had to design cannabis containers faced a long, rigid set of federal rules, and not much time to figure out how to comply with them.
May 16, 2019

What Do You Know About PFAS? The Damaging Effects and Why We Shouldn't Avoid It

PFAS is a big problem but one that is not widely known about. Yet PFAS is present in more places than we think and its effects can be life threatening. We discuss what it is, where these chemicals can be found and what is being done about the problem.
May 15, 2019

Quebec Law in Effect Sept 2020. Are You Good to Go?

The Government of Quebec recently made amendments to their Highway Safety Code (chapter C-24.2) to include provisions requiring new audible and visual alarm systems for all trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers with a dump body, including roll-on and roll-off vehicles.
May 15, 2019

Conveying Performance – Our Story

Conveyor products are found in a variety of heavy industrial material handling applications. These applications are extensive here in our hometown, Calgary, Alberta and across Canada.
May 15, 2019

Recycling is broken. Can these robots help?

We're in the middle of a full-fledged international recycling crisis. The only hope may be to deal with the mess ourselves.
May 15, 2019

Corbella: Jason Nixon looking to expand electronic recycling program

Alberta’s new environment minister is considering expanding the mandatory electronics recycling program to help keep mercury, lead and other toxins out of the province’s water, and keep valuable commodities out of our landfills.
May 15, 2019

Alberta-made website uses AI to scan your recyclable bottles and estimate worth

An Alberta-designed website uses artificial intelligence to estimate how much your beverage containers would earn you at the bottle depot.
May 15, 2019

These Three Plastic Recycling Myths Will Blow Your Mind

Most likely, when you toss your plastic trash into a recycle bin you believe you’re doing the right thing. You think your plastic waste gets magically whisked away to a recycle center where it will be transformed back into more useful plastic items.
May 14, 2019

Reduce, reuse, recycle, rejected: Why Canada’s recycling industry is in crisis mode

For decades, Canadians tossed their recyclables into blue bins and never looked back. But with China cutting its imports of scrap plastic by 96 per cent, Canada’s recycling industry is struggling
May 14, 2019

Lacombe to consider throwing recycling program in the trash

The City of Lacombe might just kick blue boxes to the curb – or rather, off it. City council may choose not to renew their contract with their current recycling service provider, Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S), at their next regular meeting May 27, after learning a new contract would see costs jump 66 per cent from $4.50 per dwelling per month to $7.49.
May 13, 2019

Nelson: Calgary’s spreading garbage empire appears unstoppable

Undoubtedly, most folk have heard the expression a storm in a teacup. Well, here in Calgary we’ve a battle in a clamshell brewing. The item in question — a plastic container generally used to hold pastries and cakes — is a pain in the posterior for our gung-ho recycling warriors down at city hall.
May 13, 2019

How one Atlanta startup solved the biggest problem in food waste recovery

For any food waste recovery business, whether for profit or non-profit, the biggest expense is logistics. Jasmine Crowe, founder of Atlanta-based startup Goodr knew that from the start.
May 10, 2019

Vecoplan Chosen to Design & Build Brightmark Energy's New Plastics-to-Fuel Plant

Slated for completion in mid-2020, Brightmark’s Ashley facility will produce more than 18 million gallons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel and naphtha blend products and six million gallons of commercial-grade wax each year.
May 8, 2019

SUEZ Partners with QANTAS for World’s First Zero Waste Flight

SUEZ proudly supports Qantas in taking the first step in their ambitious waste reduction program with the world’s first zero waste to landfill flight from Sydney to Adelaide.
May 8, 2019

The City of Lethbridge opens its new material recovery facility featuring a Machinex System

Machinex is proud to attend today the Grand Opening of the new single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) of the City of Lethbridge, Alberta.

May 7, 2019

Mack Trucks Unveils Fully Electric Mack® LR Refuse Demonstration Model

Mack Trucks unveiled today its highly anticipated Mack® LR battery electric vehicle (BEV) at WasteExpo 2019. Combining the refuse industry-leading design of the Mack LR model with a fully electric Mack drivetrain, the demonstration model will begin real-world testing in 2020 in the demanding operations of the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY).
May 7, 2019

FleetMind Launches Public Safety Heroes Program to Promote Positive Waste Fleet Driving Habits

FleetMind Solutions, Inc., the award-winning technology leader for “smart truck” solutions for solid waste management, today announced the launch of its Public Safety Heroes program. With a key focus on promoting safety awareness and conscientiousness amongst waste fleet drivers, the Public Safety Heroes program will recognize and reward positive driving behaviour with awards and prizes for top drivers.
May 6, 2019

PlasticActionCentre.ca is Canada’s First National Resource for Knowledge and Action on Plastic Waste

Canada understands the consequences of plastic waste and is fully engaged like never before: governments at all levels are initiating new policies; organizations are improving business models; and individuals are eager to learn more.

May 6, 2019

City Spending $300k a year to store unwanted blue cart plastics raises ire

The city [of Calgery] is spending about $300,000 a year to stockpile clamshell plastic packaging collected by its blue cart program, leading one member of council to wonder if the material should be buried or burned.
May 3, 2019

Montreal closes two ecocentres, reduces operations at five others

The city of Montreal has closed the ecocentres in LaSalle effective immediately while cutting back on the opening hours at five other dumps. The work-training centre in LaSalle is also closed for an undetermined amount of time.
May 3, 2019

Winnipeg’s recycling needs to get cleaner; instead, people are putting dirty diapers in the blue bin

Dirty diapers and online shopping packaging are part of the reason Winnipeg recycling contamination has seen a 38 per cent jump in the last two years, the city says.
May 2, 2019

Canada makes formal offer to bring home trash that Philippines threatened ‘war’ over

Two weeks after being threatened with war, Canada is offering to bring home the containers full of garbage that sparked a diplomatic dispute with the Philippines.
May 2, 2019

Charbonneau: Recycling is broken

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME: throw away stuff guilt-free because others can use it. Now it looks more like wishful thinking. Manufacturers encouraged the scheme because they wouldn’t have to deal with the mess caused by excess packaging.

May 2, 2019

If Canadian trash is turning into a diplomatic headache, why can’t we dispose of it ourselves?

A spokesperson for the Filipino president was unequivocal in his message: get Canadian trash out of the Philippines or risk jeopardizing seven decades of diplomatic relations.
May 2, 2019

WUDRICK: Next up for the Trudeau Liberals — a plastic tax?

They say misery loves company and for the Trudeau Liberals that apparently includes miserable tax policy. It hasn’t even been a month since Ottawa imposed its hated carbon tax on much of the country and lo and behold, it already has another new tax on the table.

May 2, 2019

Presentation on recycling, waste diversion in the Comox Valley

Do you have questions about recycling and waste diversion? Would you like to know more about what can be recycled and where? Or where our recycling ends up?

May 2, 2019

Where do recyclables from Shuswap homes end up?

Oceans turned into rolling, floating seas of plastic. Young children in poor countries scrambling through mountains of dirty plastic to find something valuable. Most recently, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte demanding Canada pick up garbage that was reportedly sent by a Canadian company in 2014 to Manila that still sits there.

May 2, 2019

Carcasses and fish guts? ‘Not in our backyard,’ says Chapel Arm mayor

The prospect of mink waste, fish guts and slaughterhouse remains all brewing under one roof has Chapel Arm's mayor raising a stink about a composting company looking to set up shop in town.
May 1, 2019

BHS Launches the Max-AI® AQC-C

The collaborative robotic sorter is on display at WasteExpo, alongside a revamped Max-AI® product line
May 1, 2019

How will Lethbridge’s Curbside Recycling program fair in Canada’s changing industry?

The recycling industry is quickly changing in Canada as outside markets become less accepting of low-quality products, but will that affect the local curbside recycling program set to roll out city-wide in Lethbridge later this month?

May 1, 2019

Canada’s recycling industry is on life-support. Here’s how to fix it

At the Merlin Plastics plant in Delta, B.C., beads of reflective, grey plastic bounce along a processing line. What was once a detergent bottle has been washed, ground down and reduced to pellets so that it can be sold to create new bottles. This is the future of recycling
May 1, 2019

Britespan Names John MacDonald as President

Britespan Building Systems Inc. (Britespan), announced on February 21, 2019 that John MacDonald, Vice President of Operations, has been appointed as the company President effective immediately.
Apr 26, 2019

Successful Large-Scale Composting in Any Season

Newcomers to composting are surprised to learn that the process can take place throughout the year. In fact, each season offers its own composting benefits. Here’s a look at these, beginning with spring and ending with winter.
Apr 24, 2019

SWANA Reports Big Increase in Worker Fatalities in 2018

Association urges additional attention to safety hazards, with focus on collection
Apr 17, 2019

Suez Supports The City of Montréal in Its Waste Recovery Policy

The City of Montréal has selected SUEZ to design, build and operate the city's first organic waste treatment center. This 7-year contract, worth €117 million, will come into effect in April 2019.
Apr 3, 2019

Environmental Research & Education Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Sustainable Solid Waste Research and Education

This year, the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is celebrating 25 years as a resource for solid waste research and education.
Mar 11, 2019

Rotochopper University 2019 Attracts Machine Owners From Across North America

Rotochopper owners and operators gathered at Rotochopper’s manufacturing facility in St. Martin, MN for training the last two weeks of February. The customer service department hosts Rotochopper University annually for companies that have purchased Rotochopper grinders during the past year.
Mar 1, 2019

Tackling safety in the waste industry

The waste industry is officially one of the most dangerous sectors to work in across the world. The latest figures reveal that there are as many as 34.1 fatal injuries per 100,000 workers in the US and as of January 22nd, a reported 19 fatal incidents have occurred across Canada and the USA in 2019 alone.
Feb 27, 2019

Since China’s ban, recycling in the US has gone up in flames

The conscientious citizens of Philadelphia continue to put their pizza boxes, plastic bottles, yogurt containers, and other items into recycling bins. But in the past three months, half of these recyclables have been loaded onto trucks, taken to a hulking incineration facility, and burned, according to the city’s government.

Feb 22, 2019

Improving Waste Safety in NYC

The New York City Business Integrity Commission just announced the release of the new Waste Safety Manual. This manual was created with the assistance from many organizations, including NWRA, SWANA, private waste companies, drivers and more.
Feb 15, 2019

Anaergia Announces Successful Bond Financing for North America’s Largest Organic Waste-to-Energy Facility, its Rialto Bioenergy Facility in California

Anaergia, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful issuing of bonds, as part of the funding of its Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF).
Feb 11, 2019

Bob Craycraft Joins BearCom as Chief Executive Officer and President

The BearCom Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of new CEO and President, Bob Craycraft.