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Laurie Swami, Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) president and CEO, left, looks over a model of Canada's first deep geological repository for the nation's used nuclear fuel slated to be built Northern Ontario near the Township of Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation. PHOTO: Nuclear Waste Management Organization
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South Bruce bumped by Ignace to host spent nuclear fuel deep geological repository

Ignace Township and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) will host Canada’s future deep geological repository (DGR) for spent nuclear fuel. “This is a historic moment,” said Laurie Swami, Nuclear Waste Management (NWMO) president and CEO, in a news release. “This project will solve an environmental issue and support Canada’s climate change goals. This is what […] Read more
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Crops

How microplastics are making their way into our farmland

Across nine provinces and 22 wastewater treatment plants, the problem was universal

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Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soil. Microplastics are readily found in treated wastewater sludge, also known as municipal biosolids, that eventually make their way to our agricultural soils. Our recent investigation of microplastic levels in Canadian municipal biosolids found that a single gram […] Read more
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Livestock

Funding set to improve Ontario deadstock removal, disposal

Application intake open as of Sept. 21

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Ontario’s livestock producers could see more and improved options for pickup and sustainable disposal of deadstock through a new federal/provincial program now on offer. The Ontario and federal governments on Thursday opened the intake for applications under what they’re calling the Increasing Deadstock Capacity Initiative, budgeted for $1.5 million over two years. The program, to […] Read more
File photo of barrels on display in a Nova Scotia vineyard. (Tashka/iStock/Getty Images)

Wastewater regulation eased for Nova Scotia on-farm processing

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Nova Scotia has introduced regulatory changes that allow on-farm processing operations to better manage wastewater on their smaller scale. The changes, which took effect May 11, come at the request of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) — which has said that owners of small farm-level processing facilities shouldn’t be treated the same as […] Read more
Increased packaging is a greater concern for the public than food waste. Photo: agnormark/istock/getty images
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Addressing food waste may mean more plastic

Better packaging to extend shelf life creates dilemma as non-biodegradable material ends up in landfills, oceans

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The food business is caught in a Catch-22 situation. The public wants to control food waste and one way to do that is with better packaging to preserve freshness and prevent spoilage. On the downside, better packaging often means plastic but more people are concerned about the amount of plastic being thrown away, accumulating in […] Read more
Crops, Livestock

Experts call for less waste and less meat

Kale or steak? Change in diet key to UN plan to end hunger by 2030

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Rome — In trendy, hipster London or New York, it’s all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak. Later this month, world leaders are set to endorse a U.N. goal […] Read more

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