Collection Facilities
Year-round collection facilities, easily accessible, are the cornerstone of Canada’s used oil and antifreeze materials program. However, there are challenges. It’s a messy business, and a location has to be equipped to properly manage these potentially hazardous materials. British Columbia, [...]
Materials Recycled
Keep on Recycling! It’s a year of celebration for Canadians. And our country has much for which we can be proud. Coast to coast to coast! Working for a cleaner environment is one area where Canadians excel. This includes [...]
Consultation to Update the “Initial Fill (OEM) Category Summary”
OEM stakeholders: In 2013, the Used Oil Management Associations (UOMAs) began collecting Environmental Handling Charges (EHCs) on oil, antifreeze and filters contained in original equipment (OEM). As part of our efforts to continually improve, the Associations are undertaking a review [...]
UOMA members favour harmonizing national used oil and antifreeze program
Members of Canada’s seven successful Used Oil Management Association (UOMA) recycling programs have spoken. In the fall of 2016, over a two-week period, the National Used Oil Material and Antifreeze Advisory Council (NUOMAAC), the program’s national body, conducted a [...]
UOMA Initial Fill (OEM) Category Summary Update – First Notice
In 2013, the Used Oil Management Associations (UOMAs) began collecting Environmental Handling Charges (EHCs) on oil, antifreeze and filters contained in original equipment (OEM). As part of our efforts to continually improve administrative efficiency, fairness, and EHC compliance, the Associations [...]
NUOMAAC Working Hard to Harmonize Oil, Filter and Antifreeze Steward Obligations Nationally
Oil, oil filter and antifreeze stewards have many different obligations to meet when doing business in Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. Since environmental jurisdiction is provincial, several key stewards foresaw that the best way to meet these obligations was [...]
Current Economical Realities in Recycling
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, [...]
Initiative by Steinbach, Manitoba Generates Big Results
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 [...]
New Executive Director Appointed for Alberta Association
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 [...]
Recycling in Canada’s remote northern communities
Transportation is always the big challenge for Canada’s northern communities. Reliance on winter roads when the water routes are filled with ice offers a limited and expensive means of shipping goods and materials in and out of these remote Canadian [...]
