Ontario Blue Box will struggle to make 60% diversion, and none of the ministry’s proposed new targets will be reached
Green visions, aspirational goals, and political grandstanding are all very well in their place. But […]
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Sustainable Forest Management is Essential to the Canadian Paper-Based Packaging Industry
Sustainable forest management is a fundamental pillar for PPEC and its members and is essential […]
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Ontario Blue Box program falls below 60% recycling target
Stewardship Ontario’s new 2020 Annual Report provides the most recent data on the performance of […]
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Ontario Blue Box Update: GFL acquisition of CSSA and new PROs established
In June, the Ontario government released the final Blue Box regulation, which sets out the […]
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Survey Says: Recycled Content a Key Component to Paper Packaging’s Circular Economy
Most boxes and cartons manufactured in Canada are made of recycled content – from old […]
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Ontario’s Blue Box Regulations Reflect PPEC Recommendations, Targets Still a Concern
On June 3, 2021, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks released the […]
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Articles on the Demand for Corrugated Cardboard Boxes Disregard the Importance of Environmental Sustainability
Over the last few months, there have been several articles about the increased demand for […]
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Statistics Canada’s New Waste Management Survey Results: Paper Represents 36% of Diversion
Statistics Canada released the results of its biennial Waste Management Industry Survey: Business and Government […]
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Providing Clarity on The Ottawa Citizen’s Cardboard Recycling Article
Last week, The Ottawa Citizen’s Kelly Egan wrote an article about cardboard recycling in Canada. […]
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PPEC Blog to Introduce Myself
Hello and welcome to my first blog as executive director of The Paper & Paperboard […]
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Time to move on
This will be my last blog as executive director of PPEC, the environmental council I […]
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What is it about pizza boxes?
What is it about pizza boxes that they always seem to get singled out for […]
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