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The Recyclability of Paper Bags Should Not Be Controversial

October 31, 2024

Paper bags have been back in the news recently due to a decision by the […]

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Revisiting EPR for IC&I

June 27, 2024

Last year the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) asked if we were putting […]

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New StatsCan Data Shows Paper Represents Majority of Diverted Materials

April 24, 2024

Statistics Canada released the results of its biennial Waste Management Survey1, containing waste diversion data […]

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Sustainable Forest Management is Essential to Canada’s Paper Packaging Industry

March 21, 2024

Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper packaging industry and its circular economy. […]

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Celebrating International Women’s Day with Candice Ruggero from Cascades Recovery+

March 8, 2024

International Women’s Day is not just a celebration of women’s achievements but also a reminder […]

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Celebrating the Recyclability of Pizza Boxes on National Pizza Day

February 9, 2024

It is National Pizza Day on February 9, 2024, and the Paper and Paperboard Packaging […]

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Environmental Issues PPEC Will Be Watching in 2024

January 8, 2024

PPEC’s look ahead to some of the key paper packaging industry environmental issues for 2024

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Revisiting Paper Packaging’s Circular Economy as Court Rules on Plastics Ban

December 7, 2023

A Canadian Federal Court recently announced its ruling in response to the lawsuit brought forward […]

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What Reducing Plastics Means for the Canadian Paper Packaging Industry

November 1, 2023

There are so many policy proposals aimed at addressing plastic packaging right now that it […]

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Celebrating National Forest Week

September 22, 2023

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has enjoyed celebrating National Forest Week, which is […]

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Pitting Packaging Materials Against Each Other Misses the Bigger Picture

June 29, 2023

Recent media articles on the potential of paper packaging to replace some of the single-use […]

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Banning Paper Bags is Not the Solution

Banning Paper Bags is Not the Solution

May 5, 2023

In recent months, the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has been seeing a […]

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