Fastest. Longest. Strongest. Between August 5th and 21st, the RIO 2016 Olympic Games will be all about results. All eyes will be on Canada’s 16 year-old Penny Oleksiak of Toronto who set a record at the recent Canadian Olympic trials for the 100m Butterfly. She has qualified for six different swim events at Rio 2016.…
The downturn in the economy affects all business sectors including recycling. Currently our industry is confronted by low commodity prices. But we can’t stop recovering potentially hazardous materials because of the downturn. To meet the challenge and encourage continued recycling, the Return Incentive (RI) for collectors/processors on used oil and antifreeze materials has been increased.…
A picture is worth a thousand words according to MARRC’s Executive Director, Ron Benson. The Manitoba association is proud of how communities such as Steinbach meet the challenge to get residents to recycle more. On Wednesday, June 8th, the City of Steinbach held its 6th annual Oil Recycling Day. MARRC provides communities with seed money…
To Facilitate Access Some of the most important partners in any UOMA are the Collection Facilities. And in the Maritimes, these include the Port Authorities that serve the commercial fisheries sector. The designated products are collected in two different types of sites – large Generators (garages and industries) that deal directly with collectors and small Generators (farmers,…
Safe drinking water, in most of Canada, is taken for granted. But awareness of water’s importance still needs to be promoted in our schools. Both the Saskatchewan and Alberta associations supported this need with donations to the Safe Drinking Water Foundation www.sdwf.org) over the past 18 months. The total donation dollar value of $24,835 permitted…
The Environmental Handling Charge website is the go-to-site for members of the Western Used Oil Management Associations. It’s where members can easily remit the EHC collected. However technology is forever evolving. The original form was built using Drupal 6 EOL. But the developer will cease to support this particular program this year. So the necessary…
Resulting from on-going economic analysis and market conditions, a provincial UOMA will implement a modest increase on the EHC on certain products. After such a review, SOGHU has increased the EHC on containers effective July 1, 2016 in Quebec. The EHC on HDPE or Metal containers goes from $0.10 to $0.12 per litre for container…
On the subject of websites, the national UOMA website, launched November 2015 (www.usedoilrecycling.com), is delivering results. Between December 2015 and May 2016, the site delivered 7,466 sessions. Definition – A session is a group of interactions that take place on a website within a given time frame. For example a single session can contain multiple…
The best summer job in western Canada is being a summer Recycling Ambassador for one of the four UOMAs. Select teams of university students travel each province attending antique car and trade shows, community events, marching in parades wearing the mascot costume, visiting municipalities and collection facilities – spreading the word about the importance of…
Lee Wilkie, Chair, and the Board of Directors of the Alberta Used Oil Management Association are pleased to welcome Jodi Tomchyshyn London as the Association’s new Executive Director, effective August 15th, 2016. She follows Roger Jackson who is retiring after nine years at the helm. The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Jackson for his years…