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Read More »How these students cut their school’s food waste by 57%
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: How these students cut their school’s food waste by 57% The Big Picture: Top new species of 2024? How to …
Read More »Ontario town to decide whether it’s willing to host a nuclear waste repository
A northwestern Ontario town is set to decide today whether it is willing to become the site of a deep geological repository for Canada’s nuclear waste. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization plans to decide this year where millions of bundles of used nuclear fuel will be placed in a network of underground …
Read More »Winnipeggers asked for opinions on proposed waste management improvements – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Do you have thoughts on the trash? Winnipeg is looking for resident feedback on some proposed recommendations on improving the city’s garbage and recycling programs, as part of a review of its waste management strategy, which dates back to 2011. City officials …
Read More »Site for Canada’s underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year
A critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada’s 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would be willing hosts. Late next year, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization plans to select the site for Canada’s deep geological repository, …
Read More »Here’s how much waste Regina’s new curbside organics program is diverting so far
In a little over a week, the City of Regina has recorded some level of success with the new organic waste collection program, after 425 tonnes of compostable material was collected in just five collection days. Acting executive director of Citizen Services, Kurtis Doney, says the city has seen garbage …
Read More »Waste management company Ssonix and directors face 84 charges for St. Catharines fire: officials
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2023 1:33 pm Updated September 8, 2023 1:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A hazardous waste management company and its directors are facing 84 charges after a fire at a St. Catharines, Ont., waste plant earlier this …
Read More »Leftover, rescued produce helping food banks reduce waste
Half-price strawberries in stacked pallets and freshly gleaned spinach from a farm sit in a food bank’s walk-in fridge waiting to be redistributed. “There might be a few blemishes but you can just cut that off. It’s still good,” says Sieg Bressmer, holding a pack of deep red strawberries at …
Read More »Some Hamilton residents told to close windows amid smoke from waste facility fire
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Firefighters will be on the scene of an industrial fire in Hamilton throughout Sunday, the local fire chief says. Around 7 a.m. on Father’s Day, firefighters were called to an industrial building on Gage Avenue North, near Burlington Street East, to respond …
Read More »Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates
Canada’s electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards. Researchers from the University of Waterloo conducted what they called a comprehensive estimate of e-waste …
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