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Convertus Group – Green Economy London Member
Accessibility Transcript I’m Jamie, I’m the CFO with the Convertus Group. We design build and operate organic waste treatment facilities similar to the site we’re at today ...
COVID-19 Update
To our valued customers,We hope that you and your loved ones are healthy during this challenging time.As the COVID-19 crisis is developing daily, the health and safety of our employees, ...
Upcoming: CWMA Panel & Discussion with Ryan Lauzon, February 5th, 2021
Ready for the Replacements? Goodbye Single Use Plastics, Hello____? Join us for a discussion on compostables (and other alternatives), as we move toward bans of single-use plastics. With Larry ...
A Holiday Message from our CEO, Michael Leopold
It is no secret that this year has been unprecedented, but we have managed to weather the challenge of lockdowns and restrictions to maintain our vital work in ...
Nanaimo facility could take some of Comox Strathcona’s compost
Convertus has four facilities across Canada where it handles more than 300,000 tonnes of organic waste each year. The company wants to increase capacity from about 20,000 metric tonnes ...
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. ...
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 ...
The Top 100 Magazine with Michael Leopold
Michael Leopold, CEO for Convertus Group, sat down with Top 100 magazine for a Q&A on how Convertus closes the loop for a better future. Q: Tells us a ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Chippewas of the Thames First Nation Community Composting Support Project
A version of this article was first published on the Green Economy London website A recent donation from Convertus to Green Economy London means a new composting unit for ...
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 ...
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 ...
Convertus’ Capital Expansion Project: A Look Inside Ottawa’s Composting
Convertus (formerly Orgaworld) hosted a facility tour for City Officials and Media on Thursday, October 17th to showcase the completion of the $8.5M facility upgrades. The tour followed the ...
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. ...
Interview with Kim Jones – The Surrey Biofuel Facility
As part of a video project for the University of British Columbia (UBC), Kim Jones, Project Manager for Convertus discusses how the Surrey Biofuel Facility turns organic waste into ...
Convertus agrees a revised contract to expand breadth of input materials in Ottawa
Leading international waste-to-product company, Convertus (formerly Renewi) has signed a revised contract with the City of Ottawa to extend the breadth of input material in its organics contract which runs ...