Canada’s waste diversion rate slowly inches higher
A diversion rate of 27% might not sound too impressive but it’s better than the […]
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Where\’s the garbage coming from?
Municipal politicians love to point to “industry” as the main contributor to Canada’s waste stream. […]
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How much forest does Canada have?
We start off big. Canada, after all, is the second-largest country in the world. But […]
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Fewer newspapers but more packaging in Ontario households
While the collective weight of Blue Box materials generated by Ontario households has not changed […]
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Le taux de récupération des boîtes bleues diminue encore en Ontario, mais celui du papier se maintient
Le taux de récupération domestique des boîtes bleues de l’Ontario a encore diminué pour atteindre […]
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Ontario Blue Box recovery rate slips again, but paper’s steady
The recovery rate of Ontario’s residential Blue Box system has slipped again, to its lowest […]
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Bonnes et mauvaises nouvelles à propos de l’élimination des déchets
Les Canadiens jettent un peu plus de déchets qu’en 2002, mais étant donné que nous […]
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Good news and bad news in dumping of waste
Canadians are dumping slightly more waste than they did back in 2002, but because there […]
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Environmental facts and fiction: what’s the real story?
Put a retailer, a brandowner, a sustainability expert, and an environmental advocate in the same […]
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Industry veteran compiled PPEC’s early recycled content reports
It was a one-paragraph obituary near the bottom of the page. H.T. “Telford” Denard had […]
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Pourquoi ne pas créer un groupe de travail national sur les déchets?
Les déchets de plastique sont peut-être la saveur du mois (littéralement), mais les enjeux sont […]
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What about a national task force on waste?
Plastic waste may be the flavour of the month (literally) but the issues are far […]
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