Stepping into the minefield of life cycle analysis (LCA)
A few months back we reported a critique of a comparative life cycle study commissioned […]
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News Flash! Over 70% of packaging is being re-used or recycled, most of it by industry
You hear it all the time from provincial and municipal politicians. “Industry” is dragging the […]
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There’s something fishy about Ontario’s packaging numbers
There’s a pie-chart in the Ontario Ministry of Environment’s Waste Reduction Strategy document that’s been […]
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Some really deep thoughts on the meaning of life, and paper
One of the interesting similarities between the life cycle of paper and that of the […]
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Oil and gas deforestation now three times that of forest industry
The oil boom in Western Canada is having a little publicised effect on the natural […]
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Les projets pétroliers et gaziers causent trois fois plus de déboisement que l’industrie forestière
En plein essor, les projets pétroliers de l’Ouest canadien ont un impact environnemental dont […]
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Clarifying some of the confusion over “recyclability”
Here’s our shot at trying to clarify some of the evident confusion about recyclability. Technically […]
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Il y a un éléphant dans la pièce
La politique de la gestion des déchets est un sujet chaud en ce moment alors […]
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The elephant in the room
Waste management policy is a hot topic at the moment as various provinces grapple with […]
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La salubrité des aliments est un gros enjeu pour les producteurs, les détaillants et les consommateurs
L\’étude de l\’Université de Guelph dont nous avons fait état dans un blogue précédent (Loblaw […]
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Ce à quoi le plan du programme « Boîte bleue » de la C.-B. devrait ressembler
La province de la Colombie-Britannique a demandé aux « gestionnaires responsables » de l\’industrie (les propriétaires de marques […]
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