A new report urges Metro Vancouver not to build any new waste-to-energy plants and that its existing garbage incinerator in Burnaby be phased out

Marc Lee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ imagines a post­consumerist society that emphasizes re-design and re-use before recycling.

The case for ending taxpayer and ratepayer subsidies that harm public health, environment, climate, and forest

Dr. Paul Connett and others oppose the government of Ontario's plan to burn waste for energy supply. Part 1 of a series from the press conference of March 29, 2007.

Provides compelling evidence that aiming for zero waste is one of the fastest, cheapest, and most effective ways to combat climate change.

In June activists in countries such as the Philippines, Canada and the United States took action to call attention to the findings of a groundbreaking new report. The Stop Trashing the Climate report, written by GAIA, the Institute for Local Self Reliance and Eco-Cycle, provides compelling evidence that preventing waste and expanding reuse, recycling, and composting programs — that is, aiming for zero waste — is one of the fastest, cheapest, and most effective strategies available for combating climate change.

Our own Monica Wilson refutes the claims of Kris Skrinak, CEO of a gasification company which creates syngas from waste.