From trash, the most ethereal musicAWARE Simcoe December 25 2012Maestro Luis Szaran of Sounds of the Earth travels to Cateura - Paraguay's largest landfill - to help create an orchestra....

By Mark Pavilions King Weekly Sentinel October 17 2012There’s a Chinese saying that notes every grain of rice was the result of the hard work of farmers, so they shouldn’t be wasted....

City council voted not to reopen debateCBC News Oct 3, 2012 Toronto’s ban on plastic bags will go ahead as planned in the New Year.A motion was introduced to reopen debate on Toronto’s pending plastic bag ban, which will come into effect on Jan. 1.But the motion failed to net the two-thirds of counci...

By L.H. Tiffany Hsieh Era Banner Sep 25, 2012 When it comes to the Upper York Sewage Solution project site, East Gwillimbury was voluntold.The dismay in the latest development of northern York Region’s new sewage treatment plant was rehashed by Mayor Virginia Hackson at Thursday’s regional council me...

Six Nations, Southgate residents work to save headwaters of Grand River from becoming “Toronto’s trashbin”by KATHRYN WETTLAUFER GRAND RIVER MEDIA COLLECTIVE July 4 2012Before the blockade started, few had heard of Dundalk. But now that Six Nations land defenders and residents of Southgate Township ha...

CBC News Posted: Jun 6, 2012Toronto city council has voted to ban plastic bags outright by 2013.Council had spent Wednesday at city hall debating whether to eliminate a mandatory five-cent bag fee that Mayor Rob Ford had wanted axed....

By BILL HENRY, QMI AGENCY April 17 2012Meaford is among the top Ontario municipalities for keeping organic materials and recyclables out of landfills.Meaford’s overall 60% waste diversion rate is up 10% from 2010, according to the 2011 waste management summary report accepted by council at last...

By Vreni Hommes Triple Pundit April 5 2012Turning worm poop into fertilizer was TerraCycle’s first big idea. Then they transformed discarded drink containers into consumer bling. which made them a world-recognized leader in this hot, new trend of “upcycling.” Upcycling is the conversion of waste dest...

Salvation Army pays £11m for recycling company after questions over directors’ payThe Guardian April 2 2012The Salvation Army is paying nearly £11m to buy the controversial company which holds the long-term contract to collect clothes from its recycling banks.Read more...

Solid Waste & Recycling Nagazine Apr 2, 2012A relatively new organization -- EPR Canada -- has launched a new measure to study the extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs burgeoning in every province across Canada. ...