News from the Network: Waste and Recycling


Organisations release environmental policy recommendations and all-party questionnaire

Pitcher Plants

The Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network has released a set of Environmental Policy Recommendations and a Questionnaire for consideration of all political parties in the upcoming fall provincial election. The environmental policy recommendations address a number of issues in our province: protected area establishment, climate change, offshore oil pollution, forestry management, mining, and wildlife protection. [Continue...]

NLEN Year in Review 2010

The NLEN is pleased to launch its 2010 Year in Review. With this publication we‘ve taken a snapshot of some of the incredible work being carried out [Continue...]

In the news: CBC reports “Newsprint mill cancels NL tire-burning plan”

Montreal-based newsprint producer Kruger Inc. has withdrawn a proposal to burn used car tires as an energy source for its western Newfoundland newsprint mill.

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In the news: CBC reports, “Tire burning plan meets opposition in N.L.”

Environmental and health concerns were raised by some western Newfoundland residents at a public information session on a proposal to burn tires at a paper [Continue...]