Canadians are dumping slightly more waste than they did back in 2002, but because there are more of us around today, what we dump per person has fallen almost eight per cent since then. So there is good news and bad news in our analysis of StatsCan’s latest waste disposal numbers. The data measures the […]
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Put a retailer, a brandowner, a sustainability expert, and an environmental advocate in the same room together and what do you get? PPEC’s workshop on November 7, that’s what. The paper packaging industry’s annual fall environmental event will include a wide range of speakers on a variety of subjects: Bob Chant, Senior Vice President, Corporate
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It was a one-paragraph obituary near the bottom of the page. H.T. “Telford” Denard had passed away. Cremation had already taken place, and no formal services would be held “as per his wishes.” This was so Telf, as we called him. A quiet, self-effacing man, he’d gone and died on us; been cremated; not even
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Les déchets de plastique sont peut-être la saveur du mois (littéralement), mais les enjeux sont beaucoup plus vastes que ce qui se retrouve dans nos rivières, nos lacs, nos océans et nos estomacs. Les vrais enjeux sont nos habitudes de consommation et notre utilisation des ressources naturelles ainsi que leur impact sur les changements climatiques.
Pourquoi ne pas créer un groupe de travail national sur les déchets? Read More »
Plastic waste may be the flavour of the month (literally) but the issues are far larger than what ends up in our rivers, lakes, oceans and stomachs. The real issues are our consumption habits and our use of natural resources, and the impact this is having on climate change. Which means there’s far more involved
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Oui, nous savons que les emballages sont une calamité et qu’ils devraient être interdits par la loi. Mais il arrive parfois que des paroles en l’air qui colportent des faussetés sur les déchets d’emballage nous restent en travers de la gorge et doivent être corrigées. C’est le cas des propos tenus par Eric Reguly dans
Combattre l’ignorance des médias (bataille no 5 041) Read More »
Yes, we know that packaging is evil and that it should be legislated out of existence. But sometimes those ignorant throw-away lines about packaging waste really do rankle and must be corrected. Case in point: a recent article by Eric Reguly in the Globe and Mail newspaper. In his beef with Amazon Prime’s home-delivery service,
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Just a quick reminder that we are days away from our breakfast seminar on the future of retail and e-commerce. If you are interested, you need to register here fast. The speaker will be Diane Brisebois, President and CEO of the Retail Council of Canada. The council represents more than 44,000 retail establishments across Canada
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The Canadian retail industry is undergoing massive change, shedding bricks and mortar for the new exciting world of e-commerce. In the driver’s seat are consumers. Click and point with the mouse. It’s so easy. In today’s world, convenience is king. But what’s the impact on the retail trade? What happens to those huge store fronts,
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J’adore le poisson. Mais je n’aime pas tellement le plastique. Je me retrouve en bonne compagnie, semble-t-il, avec le premier ministre Justin Trudeau, qui a dit au récent Forum économique mondial que la question du plastique sera le thème central du Sommet des dirigeants du G7, qui aura lieu en juin dans la région de
Le problème du plastique favorisera-t-il le retour éventuel de la consigne en Ontario? Read More »
