RECYCLING
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Environmental groups lay out concerns with province’s Blue Box overhaul
As the province begins the process of retooling Ontario’s recycling system, a coalition of 52 environmental groups is imploring them to…
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Quebec expands recycling deposit system to include glass, metal, plastic bottles
All beverage containers, including glass bottles for wine and alcohol, will be able to be turned in under a new…
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Quebec to invest $90M to recycle old fridges, air conditioners
About 90 per cent of major appliances like fridges and air conditioners in Quebec are disposed of improperly, says Mathieu Filion,…
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We know plastic bottles are choking our planet. So why are companies still selling them?
The American Beverage Association announced on Tuesday that the world’s leading beverage companies — Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper…
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Garbage or recycling? U of T students invent ‘RoboBin’ to make the decision for you
You’re standing in front of a public waste bin holding a takeaway cup, puzzled by the three options in front of…
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Ontario to make product producers responsible for Blue Box program
Ontario plans to make product manufacturers responsible for the province’s Blue Box recycling program by 2025. Environment Minister Jeff Yurek…
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How a pilot project in Whitby is turning plastic waste into fuel
A pilot project in Whitby, Ont., is using technology to give plastic waste a second life by turning it into…
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Recycling plant’s closure leaves Ottawa Valley towns scrambling
A swath of the Ottawa Valley has nowhere to send its recycling following the abrupt closure of a sorting plant…
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Garbage, recycling in the same truck? Why it happens, and why some say it’s concerning
Diana Vela considers herself an environmentally friendly person. She recycles, and even though her apartment near Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue West doesn’t…
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How our waste winds up in places like Malaysia and the Philippines
For the second time in five weeks, an angry government in Asia is demanding Canada take back unwanted waste. First it…
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Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic
Malaysia is denouncing Canada’s “irresponsible” export of plastic waste, becoming the second Asian nation to make plans to ship Canadian…
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‘Canada is in the wrong’: Environmentalists urge the country to clear out its trash from the Philippines
Canada needs to remove its garbage from the Philippines immediately — and pay restitution, an environmental studies professor says. “I…
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