Author name: Rachel Kagan

Executive Director Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC)

Are we putting the cart before the horse

Are we putting the cart before the horse when it comes to EPR in the IC&I sector?

Circular Economy, Extended Producer Responsibility, IC&I, Paper Packaging, Recycling / By

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) monitors environmental issues impacting the Canadian paper packaging industry, especially recycling, since recycled paper-based materials are an important supply of our industry’s feedstock. To that end, we track federal and provincial government activities on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which is a policy approach in which a producer […]

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The Facts About Sustainable Forestry

The Facts about Sustainable Forestry and the Canadian Paper-Based Packaging Industry

Canada's Forests, Circular Economy, Paper Recycling, Recycled Content, Sustainable Forest Management / By

Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper-based packaging industry and its circular economy. And yet, misconceptions surrounding forestry and paper packaging persist when it comes to how paper packaging is made. With today’s International Day of Forests, the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) would like to clear up some of the misconceptions by

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Where is Canada's Guidance on Environmental Claims

Where is Canada’s Guidance on Environmental Claims?

Environmental Claims, Greenwashing / By

There continues to be increased global activity and enforcement around environmental claims and greenwashing, the practice of making false or misleading environmental sustainability claims. The U.S. is consulting on updates to its Green Guides, Europe is planning to introduce new laws to prevent greenwashing, and the U.K. is cracking down on net-zero claims. Which leaves

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Article Overlooks the Importanc

Article Overlooks the Importance of Recycled Content

Circular Economy, Corrugated Boxes, Paper Packaging, Paper Recycling, Recyclable, Recycled Content, Recycling, Sustainable Forest Management / By

In the November 28th New York Times Magazine article, Where Does All the Cardboard Come From? I Had to Know, writer Matthew Shaer does a deep dive on what he refers to as the “cardboard economy” – everything from the history of who invented it, how it’s made, and its global marketplace.

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Paper represents 35% of diversion

Statistics Canada’s New Waste Management Survey Results: Paper Represents 35% of Diversion

Circular Economy, Industry News, Waste Diversion / By

On November 15, 2022, Statistics Canada released the results of its biennial Waste Management Survey, containing waste diversion data for 2020, broken down by material type and diversion source (residential and non-residential). The new data shows that Canadian households and businesses diverted 9,903,027 tonnes of waste in 2020, and of the total amount diverted, 3,502,683 tonnes were

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Celebrating Circular Economy Month

Circular Economy, Paper Packaging / By

Earlier this year, the Circular Innovation Council announced that October marks the inaugural Circular Economy Month. As the Council continues to build on the success of their annual #WasteReductionWeek, they are now expanding the focus to circular economy for the entire month. In their announcement, they shared “For 20 years Waste Reduction Week in Canada has focused on

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Sustainable Forest Management and Climate Change

Canada's Forests, Climate Change, Sustainable Forest Management / By

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has enjoyed celebrating National Forest Week (NFW), which took place this week (September 18-24, 2022), as the sustainable management of Canada’s forests is fundamental to PPEC and its members. Sustainable forestry not only plays an important role in the industry’s circular economy, but it is also fundamental to helping

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