Green jobs span various industries, but they all share a common goal: to reduce environmental impact and promote a healthier planet. To celebrate Earth Day, our WNN reporter delved into the world of green jobs in the waste management industry and interviewed three individuals who are making a difference in their communities and beyond.

Did you know that 45% of household waste is comprised of fruits and vegetables? It's Food Waste Action Week and this year's theme, Choose What You'll Use, is focused on the benefits of buying loose fruits and vegetables. Check out our latest WNN article to learn more about why avoiding food waste is important and how to start your journey towards reducing avoidable waste.

Recognizing that litter is a key issue in our province, Divert NS completed a roadside litter audit in 2021 that showed that cigarette butts are the number one piece of small litter found on roadsides, accounting for 32% of all small litter collected.

Click to learn more about Divert NS' intervention to tackle cigarette butt litter in Halifax Regional Municipality.

Attention producers of packaging, paper products, and packaging-like products: Our online Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program Portal is now live. If you are a producer of paper, glass, metal or plastic, or a combination of these materials, you may fall under Nova Scotia’s new EPR for PPP program.

Learn more and register via our Portal by January 1, 2024. 

On November 1, 2023, Divert NS hosted the 23rd annual Mobius Awards of Environmental Excellence Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre to recognize and celebrate Nova Scotia’s environmental champions. Featuring keynote speaker, Anthony Morgan (CBC’s The Nature of the Things).

Click here to learn more about this year's Mobius Award recipients.

Divert NS is overseeing a more efficient and effective curbside recycling program that will shift responsibility for curbside recycling from municipalities to the producers of packaging and paper products. This new approach will reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfills and incentivize producers to meet stricter recycling targets and reduce consumer packaging.

Congratulations to New Minas Recycling, the 2023 Large Enviro-Depot™ of the Year and Eastern Shore Cartage, the 2023 Small Enviro-Depot™ of the Year! These annual awards celebrate Enviro-Depots across Nova Scotia that go above and beyond in customer service, employee relations, and community support.

Waste Reduction Week happens during the third week of October during Circular Economy Month. By focusing our efforts on extending the life of our products and materials through swapping, sharing, thrifting, and repairing, we are reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill and contributing to the circular economy.

Our 2022-2023 Annual Report is now online. We've all heard the adage "less is more", but now it takes on a new meaning as a theme used to reflect on the work done this past year at Divert NS.

Learn more about how at Divert NS we measure our progress in reduction rather than solely in additions. 

Congratulations to eight 2023 Divert NS Champion of the Environment Scholarship winners. 

Learn more about these environmental champions, and read their award-winning essays.

We are pleased to partner with DirectioNS Council to help fund projects that initiate or improve waste diversion. Learn more about this new program partnership helping social enterprises and the environment.