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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
PPEC Blog to Introduce Myself
Hello and welcome to my first blog as executive director of The Paper & Paperboard […]
Time to move on
This will be my last blog as executive director of PPEC, the environmental council I […]
What is it about pizza boxes?
What is it about pizza boxes that they always seem to get singled out for […]
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 […]
How about a different approach to recycled content and the circular economy?
Recycled content is the key component in the creation of a circular economy. It keeps […]
Good news and bad news on Ontario’s Blue Box
The good news is that Ontario householders are generating less paper, plastic, glass and metal […]