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London’s Green Machine

London’s city council is expected to approve the January 15th, 2024, start date for the long-awaited green bin program that will introduce the weekly collection of green waste. Click here ...

August 29, 2023|

Acquisition of Envirem Organics

Convent Capital (“Convent”), in partnership with their portfolio company Convertus Group (“Convertus”), are pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Envirem Organics (“Envirem”). The acquisition of Envirem will be ...

November 16, 2022|

Greening the Forest City with Convertus

For the fifth year in a row, Convertus has illustrated their commitment to a greener and more resilient community by sponsoring and hosting a successful fruit tree giveaway. Check ...

November 8, 2022|

Sean Kawakami Contemplating Compostables at CWMA.

On Wednesday October 26th, Sean Kawakami, Business Development Manager for Convertus, participated in a panel discussion at the Coast Waste Management Association Annual Conference regarding keeping packaging out of ...

November 1, 2022|

Spring Clean-Up for Earth Day

Friday April 22nd marked the annual celebration for Earth Day. Convertus sites across Canada joined forces to clean up the neighbourhoods in which they operate. This is the fifth ...

April 25, 2022|

New Odour Abatement System Up and Running

$3.3M investment installs technology that is more efficient fewer offensive odours LONDON, Ont. — The new odour abatement system installed at the Convertus facility in London is fully operational ...

January 5, 2022|

Holiday Message from Mike Leopold

This time last year I was looking ahead to a better year that saw the end of COVID-19. While 2021 started out looking much the same as 2020, we started ...

December 21, 2021|

Convertus Nanaimo Receives $3M Grant

On December 3rd, the Regional District of Nanaimo announced that it has been approved for a grant providing as much as $25.9 million over three years to communities to develop ...

December 10, 2021|

Convertus makes London Healthier and Leafier

Each year, Convertus supports ReForest London and The Million Tree Challenge by hosting a Neighbourhood Tree Giveaway for local residents. This Challenge aims to improve the environmental and human ...

October 8, 2021|

COVID-19 Update

As provinces and territories have begun reopening plans, Convertus has remained committed to ensuring the health and safety of our employees and workplaces.  All of our locations have adapted ...

July 5, 2021|

Convertus sponsors GreenKit Program for Youth

Convertus is a proud sponsor of Greenhouse Academy’s GreenKit Program for Youth, which promotes the environment and introduces students to careers in green industries. Greenhouse Academy (GHA) was ...

June 3, 2021|

Convertus Celebrates Earth Day

Convertus employees celebrated Earth Day in various ways this year, including cleaning up litter in the neighbourhoods around their facilities, virtual celebrations, going meat-free and planting native species ...

April 26, 2021|

Workplace Green Up at Convertus

For the month of November, Green Economy London launched Workplace Green Up, a month-long engagement program full of sustainable activities that could be done at work or at home. ...

November 30, 2020|

COVID-19 Update

As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve across the globe, Convertus has continued to monitor the latest updates pertaining to COVID-19 and take necessary actions to safeguard the health ...

November 17, 2020|

Third Time’s A Charm

Rainy weather or a global pandemic did not stop our team from hosting our annual Neighbourhood Tree Depot. This year we held the event at our new head office ...

October 5, 2020|

Tree Giveaways

London, we know you love getting FREE TREES! They make your property worth more, give us cleaner air, cooling shade, less stress, food, habitat for wildlife, and beauty. Simply put, ...

September 23, 2020|

Adding AD To Composting Facility Footprint

New municipal projects in Belgium are putting in high solids anaerobic digesters at their existing composting sites. Nora Goldstein A fairly small number of organics recycling facilities in North America ...

September 9, 2020|

Zero Waste in the Time of a Pandemic

Living waste-free was challenging before COVID-19 and is even more so now. Previously, we have worked with local businesses to supply reusable containers for any food or beverage related items ...

August 17, 2020|

Green Bin Use on the Rise

Since the beginning of March and the implementation of stay-at-home orders, Convertus facilities have seen an 8% increase in the amount of organic waste sent to sites. “We saw ...

June 5, 2020|

Tis’ The Season

As a company committed to making the world a better place, giving back to the communities in which Convertus operates is just one of the many ways they improve ...

December 15, 2019|

Sale of Renewi Canada

The Canadian division of Renewi, (formerly Orgaworld Canada) has been purchased by Convent Capital, a long-term Dutch investor whose investment strategy focuses on organizations with a sustainable business model. ...

October 14, 2019|

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