Circular Economy Archives - The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC)

Exploring the Environmental Implications of Potential Tariffs

Circular Economy, Paper Packaging / By Rachel Kagan

As discussions continue around the United States proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian imports —including paperboard and cardboard — it’s important to consider not only the potential economic implications, but also the possible environmental implications. While these tariffs are still under review, they raise questions about how trade policy may influence packaging decisions and business sustainability […]

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The Circular Life of a Recyclable Pizza Box in Canada

Circular Economy, Pizza Boxes, Recycling / By Rachel Kagan

What’s better than pizza? Pizza that comes in a box that can be recycled! As we celebrate National Pizza Day on February 9, 2025, the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) is highlighting the recyclability of pizza boxes and their role in the Canadian paper packaging industry’s circular economy. How is a Pizza Box

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Sustainable Forest Management is Essential to Canada’s Paper Packaging Industry

Circular Economy, Sustainable Forest Management / By Rachel Kagan

Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper packaging industry and its circular economy. Environmental sustainability is at the core of the operations of Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) member companies, who use recycled content as their primary feedstock in making paper packaging products. And yet, misconceptions surrounding forestry and paper packaging

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Celebrating the Recyclability of Pizza Boxes on National Pizza Day

Circular Economy / By Rachel Kagan

It is National Pizza Day on February 9, 2024, and the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) is marking the occasion by celebrating the recyclability of pizza boxes! Pizza boxes are typically made from corrugated board, which is made mostly from recycled content. So once that pizza is eaten, and the box is empty

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Revisiting Paper Packaging’s Circular Economy as Court Rules on Plastics Ban

Circular Economy, Plastics, Recycled Content, Recycling / By Rachel Kagan

A Canadian Federal Court recently announced its ruling in response to the lawsuit brought forward by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition (RPUC), made up of companies from the plastics industry, who requested a judicial review of the federal government’s decision to add plastic manufactured items (PMIs) to the List of Toxic Substances under the Canadian

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What Reducing Plastics Means for the Canadian Paper Packaging Industry

Circular Economy, Paper Packaging, Plastics / By Rachel Kagan

There are so many policy proposals aimed at addressing plastic packaging right now that it can be hard to keep track of it all. The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has been working to stay updated on government and industry initiatives aimed at reducing plastics – both in Canada and globally – and

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Celebrating National Forest Week

Canada's Forests, Circular Economy, Sustainable Forest Management / By Rachel Kagan

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has enjoyed celebrating National Forest Week, which is taking place this week (September 17-23, 2023), as the sustainable management of Canada’s forests is fundamental to PPEC members and the circular economy of the paper packaging industry. Environmental sustainability is at the core of PPEC member company operations, and using recycled

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Pitting Packaging Materials Against Each Other Misses the Bigger Picture

Circular Economy, Paper and Plastics Packaging, Paper Packaging / By Rachel Kagan

Recent media articles on the potential of paper packaging to replace some of the single-use plastic items being banned in Canada, such as shopping bags and take-out food containers, miss the bigger picture of waste management and consumption in Canada. Some articles have shared concerns raised by some environmentalists about shifting from plastic to paper packaging

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Paper-based Packaging Leads the Way for Ontario’s Household Blue Box Program

Blue Box, Circular Economy, Paper and Plastics Packaging, Paper Recycling, Recycling / By Rachel Kagan

Paper-based packaging continues to be a success story in Ontario\’s household Blue Box program, as measured by marketed tonnage, based on new data released by the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA), the regulator mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce the province’s circular economy laws. RPRA’s new Datacall Report summarizes information generated by the 246 programs participating

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Are we putting the cart before the horse when it comes to EPR in the IC&I sector?

Circular Economy, Extended Producer Responsibility, IC&I, Paper Packaging, Recycling / By Rachel Kagan

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) monitors environmental issues impacting the Canadian paper packaging industry, especially recycling, since recycled paper-based materials are an important supply of our industry’s feedstock. To that end, we track federal and provincial government activities on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which is a policy approach in which a producer

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