Half of world’s food is wasted: report
Up to half of all the world’s food is wasted every year, a staggering report out of the United Kingdom claims. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) found up to two billion tonnes of food goes...
View ArticleEco fees going up for big-screen TVs
The fees the province collects to handle electronic waste are going up for some items and dropping for others next month. The Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) says starting May 1, fees on TVs...
View ArticleFarewell bashes for outgoing bank governor Mark Carney cost about $30K
Saying goodbye to departing Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney last month cost Canadians about $30,000. Farewell bashes hosted by the Bank of Canada in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa — and attended by...
View ArticleMississauga home showered by airline poop
An aircraft may have dumped lavatory waste midflight over a couple’s Mississauga backyard on Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleMore reports of possible airline lavatory waste falling from the sky
At least two new cases have come forward, one from the GTA, reporting possible dumped lavatory waste from an aircraft falling from the sky.
View ArticleShould Toronto burn its trash for energy?
The principles of power generation have been well known for centuries. Little has changed since James Watt dreamed up the steam engine in 1763. You start with stored energy. In Watt’s case, highly...
View ArticleRob Ford hosts community environment day
Mayor Rob Ford hosted a community environment day in the west end on Saturday. Ford and Coun. Frank Di Giorgio took part in the event at Amesbury Arena at 155 Culford Rd., near Lawrence Avenue West and...
View ArticleFire burns at waste management plant in Markham
Firefighters are battling a massive fire at a waste management plant in Markham. The fire began at 300 Rodick Rd., near Woodbine and 14th avenues, around 11 p.m. on Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleCities raise concerns over coffee pod waste
Compostable coffee pods may be increasingly available on store shelves but some Canadian cities, including Toronto, say their waste systems aren’t yet able to process biodegradable versions of the...
View ArticleCanadians creating more waste and lack solutions: report
An extensive report by the three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement suggests Canadian homes and kitchens continue to generate more and more waste. And the Commission For Environmental...
View ArticleCity defrauded of $939K last year: auditor-general
The city of Toronto was defrauded of $939,000 in 2011, auditor-general Jeff Griffiths said in his annual report – and the city has only recovered about $60,000. He estimates the city received about...
View Article20% of Toronto’s recycling is garbage, city says
Despite the best efforts and good intentions of its citizens, 20 per cent of Toronto’s recycling is garbage and is redirected to the landfill, the acting general manager of the city’s solid waste...
View ArticleOperating rooms generating huge amounts of unnecessary waste: study
They may be the source of life-saving medical interventions, but hospital operating rooms in Canada generate enormous amounts of unnecessary and expensive-to-process waste. A new analysis suggests...
View Article‘Enviropigs’ put down at University of Guelph
A group of genetically modified pigs was quietly put down last month after the University of Guelph found no way to continue the research or farm the animals out, the school confirmed Thursday....
View ArticleMissing Mississauga man’s body found at Michigan landfill
The body of a Mississauga man reported missing last week has been found in a Michigan landfill. Peel police had been searching for Kevin Joseph Arendt, 38, who was last seen leaving a bar near Dundas...
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