With Quinte Waste Solutions down to its final couple of weeks, the organization is issuing $1.5 million in municipal rebates as one of its final actions. Quinte Waste Solutions and its operations will draw to a close on December 31 as a result of the shift in Blue Box responsibility to producers. Hazardous and Electron...

With the holidays upon us, there is often a lot of extra waste that comes with celebrations with friends and family. Environmental Solutions 360 is offering these tips for our recycling bins which will likely be a little fuller. Recycling tips: Rinse all plastic containers and jars (containers with food or other residu...

Three local environmental groups, Friends of the Salmon River, Lennox & Addington Stewardship Council, and Friends of the Napanee River have joined together to oppose Bill 68 which proposes the consolidation of Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs ) into seven regional entities as well as other changes that w...

Quinte Conservation is seeking public input as it completes a study to update the Marsh and Macaulay Creek floodplain mapping.A public information centre will take place on Thursday, December 11 from 5 - 7:30 pm at the Picton Town Hall (2 Ross Street, Picton). Attendees can learn more about the study, speak with Quinte...

Belleville City Council voted in favour of a resolution opposing the province's proposal to merge Ontario's 36 conservation authorities into seven large regional entities. This would include merging Quinte Conservation into a vast "Eastern Lake Ontario" authority. The resolution was brought forward by Council...

The CAO of Lower Trent Conservation is speaking out about concerns over the proposed changes to Conservation Authorities that will see 36 organizations merged into just seven. Under this proposal, Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) would merge with six other conservation authorities into the new Eastern Lake Ontario Region...

Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties at their stores and gives a renewed role to the brewers. Some grocers had warned they would refuse to accept empties as required starting on January 1st. That's the sa...

The CAO of Quinte Conservation says it's understandable that environmental groups and municipalities are concerned about the Ford government's proposal to amalgamate the province's 36 conservation authorities into seven. Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Todd McCarthy announced the changes last month ...

The holidays are often a time of indulgence but there are ways to scale back for a more sustainable, yet just as enjoyable Christmas. Quinte Waste Solutions offers several environmental tips for a "Green Christmas" that can reduce our carbon footprint and create less waste in our landfills. Some simple, susta...

There's been a lot of debate over which type of Christmas tree is more environmentally friendly, real or artificial. While it may seem like a better choice, many environmental experts suggest skipping the artificial tree if you can and putting up a real one. Jennifer Gagne, the Nature Conservancy of Canada's Coordinato...