Features
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We have no idea how much microplastic is in Australia’s soil (but it could be a lot)
Norwegian research estimates that in Europe and North America, between 110,000 and 730,000 tonnes of microplastic are transferred to agricultural soils each year.
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Lethbridge studying landfill gas options
Within the dark underbelly of consumerism, percolating in the bowels of the build environment disposal site, lies a potential resource. Mind you, it’s about perspective. What was once thought of as landfill flatulence, may now be considered the crown jewel of alternative energy.
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Toronto may take from curb to fuel tank
The City of Toronto is developing renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure that has the potential to represent a fully closed-carbon loop that could fuel its fleet from modified biogas processed at its anaerobic digestion facilities. That means the same collection…
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Unzipping polystyrene’s potential
“We are at the dawn of a new industrial revolution. We’ve turned from extracting from the ground for energy to using those products again. We’ve been zipping the products. Now we need to unzip them and return them to the chemical stage.”
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Saskatoon bans low-grade food plastics from Blue Bin
Saskatoon city council also discussed the fact that these low-grade food-related plastics were also responsible for significant amounts of contamination in the recycling bin.
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Winnipeg leans toward Canada Fibers for new recycling deal
The city is working with Union Gas to cut a fuel deal and decide on an appropriate refuelling location
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City of London mulls natural gas for waste fleet
The city is working with Union Gas to cut a fuel deal and decide on an appropriate refuelling location
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Feds hint at ‘Plastics Charter’
The intention of the charter would be to persuade the world’s richest and most industrialized countries to adopt strict goals for plastics recycling and waste reduction.
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Thinking about Ontario’s breakneck waste shift
Two new legislative acts for Ontario will have a significant impact on how waste is managed in the province over the short, medium and long term.
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Report to decide fate of damaged Edmonton compost facility
The city closed the composting facility in October 2017 because of a structural issue with the ceiling panels of the aeration hall, which made worker safety a concern.
