Waste
Garbage In, Garbage Out: the real costs of solid waste collection
Feb 8, 2011 10:01 AM The discussion over whether Toronto should contract out residential garbage collection has been influenced by claims of potential savings that appear to be inaccurate or highly speculative. more »
CUPE 30 members find pre-historic relics while digging Edmonton sewer
Sep 14, 2010 10:43 AM City employees found themselves at the centre of a media storm after finding 70-million year old dinosaur bones. more »
Powell River community forms Water Watch Coalition
Jun 3, 2010 07:13 PM Several concerned Powell River community groups have come together to form the Powell River Water Watch Coalition. These groups were shocked by the City of Powell River’s surprise announcement in April 2010 that they had reached an Agreement in Principle with Catalyst Paper for, among other things, co-treatment of municipal sewage in the Catalyst Powell River mill. more »
- Landfill employees in Red Deer join CUPE 03/05/12
- Contracted-in Port Moody waste services collect international award 09/22/11
- Create clean, green, cities 06/01/11
- Three quarters of Canadians want drinking water to remain in public hands 06/02/11
- Privatization an ideological decision, won’t save money 02/10/11
- CUPE 30 members find pre-historic relics while digging Edmonton sewer 09/14/10
- CUPE 50 raises concerns about solid waste and recycling services 09/03/10
- Powell River says “Keep it public!” 07/22/10
- Powell River community forms Water Watch Coalition 06/03/10
- Wastewater systems Effluent Regulations - Submission to the Deparment of the Environment by CUPE 06/01/10