Waste Management

• Ottawa moves forward in bid to buy private landfill amid province-wide shortage

  Ottawa is moving ahead with a bid to buy a privately owned, provincially approved landfill as Ontario faces a waste-capacity crunch, despite strong community opposition.

  Politics

  Nov 27
  
• Live grenade discovered at Kingston waste facility

  Live grenade found in Kingston waste facility’s scrap metal bin prompts evacuation. OPP safely disposes of it. Investigation into origins underway.

  Crime

  Jan 13
  
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• Caught on camera? Winnipeg business owner says overflowing bin staged by garbage company

  A Winnipeg business owner is fuming after being overcharged by a private garbage operation for something he says he didn't do.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2024
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• Peterborough County mulls options for countywide organics program

  Peterborough County councillors were presented with three possible options for a countywide organics program. The goal is to extend the life of the Bensfort Road landfill site.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2024
• ‘We’re finally here’: Green bins start rolling out to London, Ont. neighbourhoods

  The green bins will also come with a kitchen container, a pickup calendar, and a guide on how to take part in the program with the new collection dates starting next year.

  Environment

  Oct 23, 2023
• Materials, heat make west Edmonton industrial fire difficult

  Thick, black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from an industrial area near 199 Street and 113 Avenue N.W. late Thursday afternoon.

  Environment

  Aug 25, 2022
• Quebec museum exhibit to wade into the history and potential of human waste

  The exhibition will explore humans' complex relationship with excrement, the challenges of waste management and the health problems caused by poor sanitation around the world.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2021
• Where do all the masks go? One Quebec company says it shouldn’t be the garbage

  For Eric Ethier, Go Zero Recycle president, it doesn't make sense for the masks to be thrown out when they are '100 per cent recyclable.'

  Environment

  May 8, 2021
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• City staff say build up, not out as London’s landfill approaches capacity

  If the plan goes ahead, it would be like 'a nine-storey-tall building being placed on top of what is already the equivalent of a six-storey-tall building.'

  Environment

  Mar 16, 2021
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• Proposed curbside organics program to be discussed at Lethbridge city council meeting

  A city official said if Lethbridge moves forward with the program, it's expected to cost $7 per month per household starting in 2023.

  Environment

  Mar 11, 2021