Waste Management
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Health care providers contemplate plastic waste
Project partners and advisors will explore options to reduce, reuse and recycle personal protective equipment and medical single-use plastic items before disposal.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New merger provides one-stop shop for waste management
Metro Compactor Service and Wilkinson Chutes Canada have merged to create a one-stop shop for residential waste management services.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Manitoba aims to elevate waste diversion rates
A provincial review and public consultation has been launched to seek input on current industry-funded stewardship programs and potential new recycling and recovery technologies.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Plastic waste glut could fuel innovation
A new report projects the market for polymer recycling could reach USD $162 billion by 2030, but investment will be required to improve sorting and reduce contamination.
CondoBusiness
Keeping garbage areas in condos healthy and safe
Cleaning garbage rooms and waste chutes is a maintenance concern for all condo corporations, but the current pandemic has made this to-do item even more relevant.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Technology gets smart about waste management
Waste equipment and services that can process and organize vast amounts of data help inform sustainable practices throughout the facility.
REMI Network
Hamilton deploys waste bins for safe needle disposal
Hamilton is placing disposal containers for sharps waste in select locations around the city to help reduce the number of improperly discarded needles.
REMI Network
Built Green Canada promotes waste management
Waste Reduction Week in Canada is a national year-round program that kicks-off in October and focuses on the circular economy, resource efficiency, and waste reduction.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
B.C. organization calls on public to recycle safe
Recycle BC is warning residents in British Columbia to pay attention to the hazardous materials that are being placed in the province’s residential packaging and paper
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Partnership urges Canadians to rethink plastics
10,000 Changes has been made possible through funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
RCO takes action on plastic waste
The Plastic Action Centre is designed for Canadians to become more informed on plastic waste.
REMI Network
IEHA adds waste audit to sustainability certification
IEHA announced its Sustainability Professional (SP) Credential now requires applicants to demonstrate practical competencies in waste management.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
More smokers stoke litter and fire risk
Business, professional and public interest groups are devising and deploying strategies to promote common sense and minimize risk, discord and environmental fallout.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Waste management tips for avoiding unwanted pests
Summer is fast-approaching, which means annoying pests will soon be out in full force. These creatures can become a problem for a facility if left unchecked.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Q&A: What China’s plastic ban means for waste management industry
Colin Bell from RecycleSmart Solutions explains what the Chinese ban on imported plastic means for the waste management industry and possible solutions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Prevent pests with proper waste management
When evaluating the best waste management practices for your property, it’s important to keep pest control in mind. Apartment complexes offer everything pests need to survive: food, water, warmth and shelter.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Options for handling forgotten waste areas
There are now several options that help facilities proactively address issues related to forgotten and ignored waste areas.
