There’s a misconception that if your old clothes have picks, holes, stains, or rips, they’re not fit to donate — which means far too much clothing is winding up in the garbage. That’s why the Association for Textile Recycling (AFTeR) is working to address the misleading perception that clothing must be “gently used” in order to be donated. Read More
Agricultural specialist Lise LeBlanc has spent the last 12 years on a mission to turn waste into resource. She’s been working with Canadian farmers for 30 years, helping them implement manure, lime, wood ash, and N-Viro plans. While her extensive agricultural research showed compost to be “the next logical step” in improving soil health, she couldn’t believe hardly any farmers were using it. Read More
The Divert NS Business Innovators summit was held October 11, 2017. Read More
A study by the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia (RANS), funded by Divert NS, has the potential to improve waste diversion practices in restaurants across the province. Read More
On March 2, 2017, leaders from business, academia, not-for-profit and government came together in Halifax to dig deeper into a pressing social, economic and environmental issue: food waste. The Food Waste Summit, held by Divert NS and sponsored by Nova Scotia Environment and Walmart Canada, convened... Read More
