OPINION: In the area of waste management, the Environment Act 2021 contains a range of provisions relating to issues such as producer responsibilities, charges for single-use plastics, deposit return schemes, prevention of waste crimes and other miscellaneous provisions. These provisions introduce a more comprehensive duty on waste collection authorities (WCAs)Continue Reading
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The green agenda will always be one of the most important issues that need to be monitored and addressed on any given day, month, or year. And 2022 was no different. New leadership at the national and global levels provided hope for many countries and communities that actions to resolveContinue Reading
As representatives from around the world were starting to gather in Montreal at COP15 to work toward an agreement to stave off biodiversity collapse, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe decided it was a good time to say a few things about his province’s environmental sustainability and stewardship. No matter that SaskatchewanContinue Reading
Jeff Corwin called me, fittingly enough, from the deck of a boat while he was fishing in the St. Lucie Inlet. The Emmy Award-winning television program host and producer proudly informed me he had landed a 4-pound jack crevalle and was staying on the water in hopes of landing aContinue Reading
Breadcrumb Trail Links FP Comment Ottawa’s single-use plastics ban will create twice as much new garbage as it will save Publishing date: Oct 12, 2022 • 15 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the conversation Plastics being gathered for recycling at a depot in North Vancouver. Photo by JonathanContinue Reading
Growth of the plastics recycling industry seems to have always been blighted by the proverbial “chicken or egg” situation. Do you build more recycling capacity first, or wait until there is sufficient supply to fill that new capacity? Should you collect a new material if no market exists? How doContinue Reading
You’re reading Post Elizabeth, our newsletter following the British monarchy’s transition. Click here to get it in your inbox. Will the Climate King be quieted? That’s a critical question emerging from news that Britain’s King Charles III would not attend the COP27 climate conference in Egypt next month. The TimesContinue Reading
Carbon credits can provide flexibility for more efficient and impactful use of capital where low carbon portfolios are overvalued or if ESG strategies are failing to deliver meaningful climate change mitigation. The financial sector’s transition to net zero should include widespread use of high integrity carbon credits (1), as aContinue Reading
Driving through Tehri district in Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand this summer, the sight of smoke billowing from the pine forest dotted the cloud line. Locals informed that the blaze started in the first week of April and spread quickly due to high temperatures and strong winds, devouring local biodiversity and charringContinue Reading
Three experts at a wastewater treatment system provider cover the myriad issues plastics reclaimers need to consider when shopping for a system. | Nordroden/Shutterstock Wastewater treatment in plastics recycling Recycling of plastics and other materials is becoming increasingly important worldwide. The industry is experiencing a boom, driven by laws andContinue Reading
