The history of paper packaging in Canada
Interesting to look back sometimes. Here is my contribution to a recent book on 100 years […]
Le lobby du plastique raconte des salades et continue à discréditer les sacs de papier
En voilà un beau mensonge ! Le lobby du plastique tente de nous faire croire que […]
Plastic lobby tells a big whopper, continues to smear paper bags
As whoppers go, this is a big one. The plastics lobby wants you to believe […]
Packaging is the villain again (sigh)
There is no doubt that some goods are over-packaged and that more can be done […]
Dick Staite: former PPEC director and “interim” chair
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dick Staite, a former […]
Did you know that more adult diapers are now sold in Nova Scotia than baby diapers?
This is not a knock on Nova Scotia, simply pointing out that aging baby boomers […]
Paper recycling represents 40% of Canada’s waste diversion
A recent Statistics Canada report on household e-waste reveals some interesting diversion data on other […]
Something really fishy about plastic crate study
The battle between the corrugated box and the plastic crate industries for share of the […]
Les hypothèses sur le contenu recyclé des fournisseurs de caisses de plastique soulèvent des doutes
POUR PUBLICATION IMMÉDIATE CONTACT : Rachel Kenyon (847) 364-9600, rk*****@******ox.org Cheryl Reynhout […]
L\’industrie du plastique retire en silence ses fausses affirmations sur les sacs
L\’industrie canadienne du plastique a retiré sans faire de bruit deux des fausses affirmations sur […]
Something fishy about crate supplier’s recycled content assumptions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rachel Kenyon (847) 364-9600, rk*****@******ox.org Cheryl Reynhout (401) […]
Plastics industry quietly removes false bag claims
The Canadian plastics industry has quietly deleted a couple of the false claims it was […]