The Canadian Waste to Resource Conference is pleased to announce we have invited Robin Nagle as our keynote speaker for this year’s event, which will be held in conjunction with Waste and Recycling Expo Canada and the Municipal Equipment Expo at the Scotiabank Centre in Niagara Falls on Oct. 25 and 26.Nagle teaches anthropology and […]
Read more »The OWMA is voicing the waste management sector’s growing concerns over the lack of progress on current landfill approvals.Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray made comments at the OWMA’s Annual General Meeting and Conference on March 1 about developing a strategy for disposal capacity in the province. The concern from the sector is that […]
Read more »OWMA staff and members met last week with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) to present the association’s recommendations for a new used-tires regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA). The OWMA’s draft recommendations, which were developed by the association’s Used Tires Caucus, were well received by MOECC officials and will […]
Read more »The OWMA continues to make progress on behalf of its members by working with the government to identify areas to modernize environmental compliance approvals (ECAs) for activities and facilities in the waste management sector.The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) intends to move forward with several reforms to approvals related to financial assurance, […]
Read more »Waste collection workers have one of the most dangerous jobs. Every day on the road they face the risk of being seriously injured or even killed by a distracted or impatient driver.Last December, a Wisconsin city mourned the loss of a sanitation worker and local pastor who was struck by a Mustang that crashed into […]
Read more »The Climate Action Reserve delivered the first round of proposed offset protocols to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change last month, which includes a draft protocol for landfill-gas destruction.The OWMA has expressed concerns with this draft protocol since it is unlikely to incentivize additional greenhouse gas reductions through the development or improvement of […]
Read more »Tony Moucachen, founder and President of Merlin Plastics Group, and Emmie Leung, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Emterra Group, have taken another step forward in the development of their plastics recycling company by naming the business ReVital Polymers Inc. and launching a new website, RevitalPolymers.com.Leung and Moucachen formed a partnership last summer to purchase […]
Read more »Gains in job creation, operating revenues accompany increased waste diversionThe Ontario waste management sector made gains in operating revenues and job creation while the amount of waste diverted to recycling and organics processing facilities in 2014 increased by more than 7%, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Total materials managed by recycling facilities in […]
Read more »Special to OWMA NewsBy Anthony Zambon, Wells Fargo Equipment FinanceAccording to the annual Top100 Projects report released by the industry magazine ReNew Canada, there is more than $186 billion invested in the biggest infrastructure projects currently under development in Canada. Ontario has the largest share with 36 projects, followed by British Columbia with 19 and […]
Read more »Environment and Climate Change Canada released a technical guide this month to assist remote and northern communities with developing waste management plans and facilities.The Solid Waste Management for Northern and Remote Communities Planning and Technical Guidance Document focuses on Canada’s territories, but can also be applied to indigenous and small communities across the country.Sections two […]
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