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Quantum's sink-float system makes plastics recycling more viable

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Quantum's new system makes plastics recycling more viable

Quantum Lifecycle Partners has inaugurated a plastics recovery line at its Toronto electronics recycling facility, allowing it to separate plastic polymers and the contaminant chemicals in e-waste so the plastics can be reused.

Climate resilience is core to insurance industry: ULI panel

Despite waning policy influence on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, the insurance sector remains fixated on climate risk, a ULI Toronto panel on real estate resilience said.

Northstar sees net loss of $14.7M in 2025

Asphalt shingle recycler Northstar Clean Technologies (ROOF-X) reported a net loss of $14.7 million for 2025, compared to a net loss of $9.3 million in 2024. It says the loss reflects the transition from the development stage to commercial production.

Thermal Energy Q3 revenue jumps 62% YoY

Ottawa-based Thermal Energy International Inc. (TMG-X) reported Q3 revenue of $9.4 million, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 62 per cent. Net income for the quarter was $338,000, compared to a loss of $403,000 a year prior.

Carbon Direct, Arca to bring mineralization tech to market

New York-based Carbon Direct and Vancouver-based Arca have announced a new collaboration to bring Arca’s proprietary Industrial Mineralization carbon dioxide removal credits to market. Arca’s technology is the first field‑scale system to accelerate carbon mineralization in mine waste.

Power Sustainable completes sale of Illinois wind farm

Montreal-based Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure has completed the sale of a 49.9-per-cent interest in Big Sky Wind, a 240-megawatt operating wind facility located in Illinois, to funds managed by Hamilton Lane and GCM Grosvenor.

Responsible investing holding ground in Canada

Retail investors are sticking with securities that have sustainable attributes, and many aim to increase their holdings, despite the geopolitical uncertainty roiling markets, a new survey commissioned by the Responsible Investment Association reveals.

New Brunswick ‘on track’ for emissions reductions

New Brunswick’s minister of environment and climate change says he’s confident the province can reach a 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target, despite a significant spike in the most recent data.

Why tailpipe emissions standards are key for EV adoption

OPINION: Unlike an electric vehicle (EV) sales mandate, tailpipe standards require carmakers to sell increasingly cleaner vehicles year after year. But as the policy ramps up, carmakers will have to offer more EVs in the Canadian market to meet those standards. 

Northern Gateway Project opens more of Manitoba to EVs

The installation of just three EV charging stations has opened up a stretch of northern Manitoba to all-electric travel. The Northern Gateway Project involved the installation of three charging stations along the 761-kilometre route on Provincial Trunk Highway 6.

Canada should be leading a geothermal power boom

ANALYSIS: How is it that, despite our world-class expertise and abundant heat resources, Canada still does not have a single stand-alone geothermal power plant anywhere in the country? This is a classic example of how Canadian expertise is outsourced.

5 Ontario schools to form clean energy consortium

Centennial College, Durham College, Georgian College, Humber Polytechnic and Ontario Tech University have joined forces to address Canada's rapidly growing clean energy and nuclear workforce demands. The schools have committed to establishing the Canadian Clean Energy Workforce Consortium.

N.L. approves emissions hikes for oil project, nickel mine

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oil field off the coast of St. John’s.

P.E.I. resort redefines sustainable luxury

Blackbush Beach Resort, perched atop the centuries-old sand dunes and shimmering Atlantic waters of Prince Edward Island’s Tracadie Bay, blends bright and airy modern design with sustainable infrastructure and the influence of the surrounding land.

U.S. battery startup builds factory in China

With US$300 million in new funds, battery startup EnerVenue says China is in fact the best spot to scale its NASA-inspired tech — making the firm an outlier as peers grow U.S. manufacturing.

Global forest loss fell sharply in 2025

Tropical forest loss declined significantly last year, falling 36 per cent after reaching a record level in 2024. Still, the world lost 4.3 million hectares of rainforest, an area roughly the size of Denmark.

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