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Troubled recycling industry

May 29, 2019|Waste

Carolyn Jarvis and Megan Robinson at Global News did a months-long investigation on the troubled recycling industry. They spoke with dozens of communities, companies and industry leaders across the country about the mounting challenges faced by Canada’s recycling industry. The result is dire: with few exceptions, more recycling is being sent to landfill, fewer items are being accepted in the blue bin and the financial toll of running these programs has become a burden for some municipalities. Now, commodity prices have crashed. Some products have no buyers, and recyclers are paying to get rid of some things.

Part 1. Is Canada’s recycling industry broken?
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Part 2. The losing economics of recycling: Canada’s green industry is deep in the red
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Part 3. Canada’s recycling industry is on life-support. Here’s how to fix it
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