St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik, Vice-Chair of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, responded to the Government of Canada’s Budget 2021. “Budget 2021 investments into environment and infrastructure programs creates a foundation for municipal governments on the shores of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to start investing in critical shoreline projects,”… Read more »
Recycling centers often lack the proper resources to protect their employees from hazardous and strenuous working conditions. iWrc collaborates with these cooperatives to improve the health, safety, and financial stability of employees. The initiative trains workers at the cooperatives in proper practices and protocol. Elizabete Rocha, president of Futura Cooperative, says that in the past workers “feared nothing. We had no PPE. We had no… Read more »
It’s no secret that our world is in trouble. We’re consuming more resources than we’re producing and creating more waste than we can properly eliminate. As a world community, we must find solutions to slow down our negative environmental impact. Plastic credits provide an opportunity to do that. What are plastic credits? Like carbon credits,… Read more »
ECO Green Equipment develops turnkey systems for more eco-friendly and cost-efficient tire recycling. They recently garnered international attention for sweeping the Best Tyre Recycling Industry Supplier Award at the global Recircle Awards. ECO Green Equipment develops stand-alone machinery and integrated equipment to turn used tires into valuable aftermarket products. Their tire shredders and grinders can… Read more »
This week, as Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to prohibit the sale of foie gras in their state, the Catskill Foie Gras Collective is rallying to educate consumers, R.I. state senators, and the media about duck farming techniques and the detrimental effects a proposed ban would have on hundreds of working farmers and their… Read more »
