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Planning For The Future
Season’s Greeting!
It seems only yesterday that we were weeks away from the end of the year and now we’re on the cusp of 2018. But I’m excited. A new year brings a sense of anticipation and promise for what lies ahead. But it’s also a time of reflection…to take stock, to take pride in achievements and to be grateful and appreciative for the good things the past year has brought.
At Emterra, we worked hard this year to assess where we are and where we want to be in this changing and evolving waste resource management industry. We know we want to be at the forefront of the regenerative economy, so we redefined our goals. In this issue of ‘TerraNotes, you can read more about how Emterra has refocused our commitment, now embodied in our Vision statement: “We shall improve people’s lives through regenerative economies and ecosystems.”
Another critical strength that allows us to face 2018 with confidence draws upon our commitment to diversity. Enshrined as a core value for Emterra, diversity has many facets. It’s about the diversity of service offerings we proudly bring to our customers and on a higher level, it’s about the diversity of our people. It’s about appreciating and leveraging the diversity of backgrounds and cultures, of skills and experience, of thought and beliefs. We are exceptionally proud of our Emterra family of employees, and as you know, we’ve expanded our capacity to be a green employer of choice and have been recognized for our efforts through a number of awards. I invite you to meet the different faces and personalities across our company in our new Emterra Values video that we are launching this month.
Paulina, Vivian and I hope you enjoy this issue of ‘TerraNotes and we send our Emterra staff, customers and friends our best wishes for a happy and safe holiday season and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
Best wishes,
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ReVital Polymers grand opening shows off Canada’s most advanced plastics recycling plant
Chinese end markets may have banned post-consumer scrap plastics but Canada’s newest and most advanced plastics recycler, ReVital Polymers Inc. is looking for more plastics from North American residential and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) programs to fuel Canada’s emerging low carbon circular economy.
Emterra's new Mission for regenerative economies and ecosystems
As the recycling and waste management industry continues to twist and turn through its own course, ownership at Emterra Group believed it was important that their group of companies have a vision for the future, a strong foundation from which to grow and a clear voice that speaks to what Emterra stands for. To do this, the senior management team along with Vivian, Paulina and Emmie created a new mission, vision and values. Learn what Emterra has created and see how our employees relate to our values.
Making kids’ holiday dreams come true in Winnipeg
For kids, having a bicycle is about a lot more than learning coordination and balancing skills. It’s also about taking the first steps toward freedom, whether it’s to the end of the street, around the block or several blocks to school. In Manitoba, Emterra Environmental once again teamed up with the Winnipeg Repair and Cycling Hub, aka “The WRENCH,” to make kids’ holiday dreams to own a bike come true.
Chilliwack, BC’s Shred-A-Thon continues to contribute to a sustainable community
The semi-annual Shred-A-Thon in Chilliwack, BC supports the food bank and provides locals with free paper shredding and cardboard recycling. The event offers the perfect crossroad of giving back to the community and recycling more.
Recycle BC’s Allen Langdon recognized as head of ‘one of the best EPR programs in the world’
Recycle BC has shaped British Columbia’s packaging and printed paper recycling landscape since May 2014. In its short three-and-a-half-year history, the performance of this industry-operated, extended producer responsibility program has earned its Managing Director, Allen Langdon, recognition from the U.S. Product Stewardship Institute as the leading force in “one of the best extended producer responsibility programs in the world.”
Growing organics recycling in the heart of the Canadian prairies
Diverting food and leaf and yard waste from homes and businesses is now an option for those living and working in Regina, Saskatchewan. In the absence of municipal organics collection programs, this new initiative offered by Emterra Environmental allows Reginans the opportunity to participate in a sustainable and green solution in their community.
Emmie Leung named one of Canada’s most powerful by Women’s Executive Network – Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100
She started out as a fresh university graduate in a new country with the forethought to recognize that paper and cardboard deserves a second life. Now, the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) has recognized Emmie Leung, Founder and CEO of Emterra Group as one of Canada’s most powerful women.
How will China’s ban of recyclable materials affect Canadian recycling programs in 2018 and beyond? An interview with Emterra’s Vice President of Materials Marketing
Across the country, recycling processors are struggling with the Chinese government’s recent import ban of 24 categories of recycling materials. As one of the most important end-markets for waste paper and scrap plastic, many in the industry are wondering how China’s ban will affect recycling in North America in 2018 and beyond. ‘TerraNotes talked with Emterra Environmental’s Vice President of Materials Marketing, Doris Wong, for her perspective.
Welcome to the Emterra family
This fall, residents and businesses in Michigan’s Upper Thumb area were left without a waste and recycling collector. The previous collector running out of Gagetown closed their business, providing an opportunity for Emterra Environmental USA to expand their reach in the State.
Emterra was able to absorb a large portion of the newly unserviced area allowing locals to experience less disruption as everyone transitioned to a new service provider. “Without the effort of everyone at our Bad Axe location, we would not have been able to take on this additional work,” says Angelo Caramagno, General Manager for Emterra Environmental USA in Flint, MI. “We have 11 new communities for which we are now providing a combination of waste, recycling and organics collection service to from our Bad Axe site.”
Welcome to Emterra Environmental USA: the City of Bad Axe, the villages of Gagetown and Owendale and the townships of Indianfiled, Sigel, Chandler, Hume, Columbia, Brookefiled, Verona and Everygreen.
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