
Resource Recovery: Contemplating the controversy over compostable plastic packaging systems
What happens to organic waste in Canada? With both aerobic and anaerobic digestion, the final product — compost — is sometimes sold to farms, plant…
What happens to organic waste in Canada? With both aerobic and anaerobic digestion, the final product — compost — is sometimes sold to farms, plant…
The Canada Plastics Pact is initiating a ground-breaking industry wide action plan to address plastic waste. The new shared action plan is expected to drive…
By Peggy Smedley Since the onset of manufacturing, we have steadily depleted our natural resources in an effort to enjoy our modern-day comforts. Now, we…
Ottawa City Council recently approved a vision, guiding principles, and goals for its plan to manage Ottawa’s solid waste over the next 30 years. The…
The Stewardship Ontario Board of Directors has appointed Lyle Clarke as the organization’s new executive director. Clarke has more than 20 years of experience in…
A British Columbia-based technology company was recently awarded a grant from the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund to support the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered technology…
Canada’s national consumer battery collection and recycling program, Call2Recycle Canada Inc., recently revealed that a record 4.1 million kilograms of household batteries were recycled in…
In recent years, plastic production has accelerated, with global plastic set production to reach 600 million tonnes by 2030 if production continues at its current…
On October 17, 2019, the anniversary of the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a licensed producer in Alberta announced new recyclable packaging to put a…