As a long-time admirer of Canadian broadcaster and author David Suzuki’s pungent style, it’s tough to have to point out three major errors in his latest opinion piece. I do so because his claim that paper does not represent a circular let alone a sustainable economy is dead wrong and based on patently false information. […]
Suzuki dead wrong on paper’s circular economy Read More »
A slide shown at the Conference on Canadian Stewardship in Banff last week claimed a direct connection between paper ending up in landfill and the need to harvest fresh trees. There is none, as far as paper packaging in Canada is concerned. While it’s true that the overall paper life cycle requires fresh (virgin) fibre
We don’t cut down trees just because paper is in the landfill Read More »
The province of British Columbia has asked industry “stewards” (brandowners and retailers) to design an industry-funded program for the collection, processing and marketing of residential printed paper and packaging. This is what the Program Plan should look like: 1. It should include all printed paper and packaging There should be no exceptions. No Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba-type systems
What BC’s new “Blue Box” Program Plan should look like Read More »
