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B.C. cities adopting stringent bylaws to divert building demolition waste from landfills
international business
California AG subpoenas Exxon for details on role in plastic waste crisis
FILE PHOTO: Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas/File Photo
report on business
Mississauga battery recycler Li-Cycle files to go public on NYSE in US$1.7-billion deal
Li-Cycle co-founder and executive chairman Tim Johnston poses for a portrait at Li-Cyle in Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday February 16, 2021. Li-Cycle, a Mississauga-based battery recycling company, is going public on the NYSE through a SPAC takeover. Lars Hagberg/The Globe and Mail
opinion
Ban single-use plastic? Right problem, wrong solution
DOMENIC DI MONDO
report on business
Battery recycling company Li-Cycle sees ‘tsunami’ of opportunity, eyes possible IPO to fund expansion
FILE PHOTO: Lithium-ion batteries are pictured at the production site of Saft Groupe, battery specialists, in Poitiers, France, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
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Coffee to go – and come back: Tim Hortons to introduce bottle-deposit-style reusable cups in cafes next year
rendering of packaging. Coffee-and-doughnuts chain Tim Hortons is preparing to test a system that would give customers the option to pay a deposit to have orders filled in reusable cups and other packaging handout Tim Hortons
canada
Ontario proposes recycling expansion as it hands system to private sector
Mississauga, April 14/09 - Tony Owens, a Recycler with Waste Management, contracted out to the City of Mississauga collects recycling and organics on his route off Erin Mills Parkway in Mississauga, Ontario Canada. The City of Mississauga will soon stop collecting juice boxes that have not been properly rinsed out and a collector will leave a sticker behind as to the reason why. Photo By Deborah Baic The Globe and Mail
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Loop Industries sees share price tumble following allegations from short-seller
Pieces of plastic are seen before they are recycled at Loop Industries research facility Friday, April 12, 2019 in Terrebonne, Que. The technology company has created a revolutionary process that decouples plastic from fossil fuels, breaking down waste PET plastic to its base building blocks. These are combined to create virgin-quality PET plastic that can be used in food-grade plastic packaging. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Beer can battle: Inside a war over recycling in B.C.
SAN CARLOS, CA - JUNE 06: Stacks of empty aluminum cans sit on a pallet before being filled with beer at Devil's Canyon Brewery on June 6, 2018 in San Carlos, California. New tariffs imposed by U.S. president Donald Trump on aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union could cause the price of canned beer and soft drinks to rise. The 10 percent tariff could raise the price of a six-pack of beer by one dollar. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
alberta
Alberta bottle-depot group urges recycling of cannabis containers for refunds
Containers containing cannabis products are shown at a packaging and extraction facility in Vaughan, Ont., on Dec. 19, 2018.
european business
Economic meltdown threatens Europe’s war on plastic
A worker separates plastics at Amarsul plant in Seixal, Portugal July 7, 2020. Picture taken July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
technology
As electric vehicles gain popularity, questions arise over how to recycle growing number of used batteries
FILE PHOTO: A section of the lithium-ion battery pack from a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle is viewed at a design studio in Troy, Michigan, U.S., January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GFL Environmental expands U.S. operations with $1.13-billion deal
A truck from Canadian waste management company GFL Environmental Inc, which is planning an IPO, makes its rounds through a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 5, 2019. Picture taken November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
canada
Ontario draft plans hint at cutbacks in blue-box service once private sector takes over
A recycling box sits curb side in Richmond, B.C., on March 10, 2014.
style
How to flip the switch on your shopping habits to buy for the long term
Old furniture inside antique shop,Tuscany,Italy.
home & design
We need a change in the way we make, build and consume. A circular economy may hold the answer
IKEASummer2019-216.jpg IKEA IKEAÕs As-Is section (where products with small damages are upcycled, this is also where we sell products brought back through our Sell-Back program)
canada
9 ways to start a zero-waste lifestyle that you can actually sustain
How to start a zero-waste lifestyle the average Canadian can actually sustain
u.s. business
Nearly half a million people sign petition asking Target to stop using plastic bags
EMERYVILLE, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Black Friday shoppers wait for the opening of a Target store on November 29, 2019 in Emeryville, United States. Black Friday is traditionally the biggest shopping event of the year, and marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Philip Pacheco/Getty Images)
canada
Ontario researcher calls for urgent action as microplastics accumulate in Great Lakes
Ontario researcher calls for urgent action as microplastics accumulate in Great Lakes