June 2026
Contents:
- June 2026 Letter from the Executive Director
- RCA New Members Spotlight: Chestermere Bottle Depot, Fashion Takes Action, and (m)Artkit Thrift and Studio
- Information on Nitrous Oxide Containers
- PlasCred Enters into New Agreement with Circular Materials
- Recycling changes in Sundre expected to be positive
- Elk Point preparing for recycling changes, spring cleanup and pedestrian bridge decision
- Circular Materials and WM announce new recycling facility to enhance recycling across Alberta
- WM Canada continues construction on new recycling facility in Edmonton expected to open in early 2027
- Video: Advanced sorting technology coming to new Edmonton recycling facility
- Video: New high-tech recycling facility under construction in northwest Edmonton
- Canadian Circular Economy Summit (CCES) 2027 Official Announcement
- CPP Guidance on the Application of Physical and Chemical Recycling Technologies (Canada Plastics Pact)
- Feeding knowledge, cutting waste - the influence of food literacy on household food wasting in Canada (FoodMesh for Environment and Climate Change Canada)
- The environmental and climate benefits of a circular economy (European Environment Agency)
- Single-Use Bylaw Case Study (sonnevera for Town of Banff)
- Waste audit carbon calculator (York University, Circular Economy Hub)
- Capital Regional District provides more places to recycle soft plastics, foam packaging
- Metro Vancouver will spend $600,000 this year on campaigns to reduce waste. But do they work?
- Compost Council of Canada Celebrating 35 Years of Progress and Achievements
- Government of Canada supports six new research projects to explore impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous communities
- ECCC announced that updated federal regulations on certain toxic substances will come into effect on June 30, 2026
- Introducing the Retail Sustainability Excellence Awards
- Businesses Call On The EU To Deliver A Strong Circular Economy Act
- Polystyrene Recycling Alliance research on reclassifying rigid and expanded polystyrene
- California’s SB54 – California's plastics EPR law became effective on May 1, 2026