News
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Multi-family recycling in Edmonton to start soon
Edmonton City Council has plans to provide direct recycling collection to residents of Edmonton’s apartments, condo…
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Editor investigates waste management systems in The Netherlands
As part of an ongoing effort to bring Solid Waste & Recycling readers the best information about the most innovativ…
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RCO headquarters goes virtual
On September 1, 2002, the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) will leave its headquarters at 489 College Street in T…
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Republic Services, Inc. selects Dossier maintenance software
On August 21, 2002, Republic Services Inc., a leading provider of non-hazardous waste collection and removal servic…
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Clean Power acquires U.S. landfill gas generator
Clean Power Income Fund recently made a US$93-million deal to acquire a U.S. landfill gas generator. California-bas…
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Waste collector crushed by truck in Halifax
On August 9, 2002, Donald Marriott, a waste collector for Enviro-Care Services in the Halifax Regional Municipality…
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Recycling Council of Alberta conference & AGM
The 2002 Recycling Council of Alberta’s Conference “Recycling — It’s Second Nature” and AGM will be held on Octobe…
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
The United Nations (UN) World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, also known as the Earth Summit) is being hel…
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Hewlett-Packard launches computer take-back services
On July 23, 2002, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) announced a new take-back service to provide Canadian businesses and con…
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Sewage sludge studies point to serious health risks
Recent studies confirm that the practice of applying sewage sludge to farm fields can pose serious and even fatal h…