Category
Blue Box
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Good news and bad news on Ontario’s Blue Box
Ontario householders are generating 14 percent less paper, plastic, glass and metal waste these days than they were back in 2003
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Let’s get the facts straight on Ontario’s Blue Box
The current debate over what to do about Ontario’s Blue Box frequently confuses at least four distinct but interrelated issues
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Celebrate Earth Day responsibly
SWANA encourages responsible 50th Earth Day celebrations
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Some of the worst performing Blue Box materials pay the lowest fees
In what seems like a perversion of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, some of the worst performing materials pay among the lowest fees
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Ontario blue box windup plan deadline extended
TORONTO –The Ontario government has extended the deadline for winding up the blue box program. The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has extended the deadline for Stewardship Ontario (SO) to submit its proposed Blue Box Program Wind-up Plan…
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Blue Box Recycling: Who’s performing and who’s not
The Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council analyzes blue box performance in Ontario
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As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis
The Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to develop smarter and more effective ways of managing and reducing waste
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’Tis the season to redesign and reduce our waste
The holiday season has a waste problem
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Shades of Blue
Inside Ontario’s Blue Box – Some reflections from close quarters
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A Harmonized Approach to Reducing Single-Use Plastics
Open Letter to Ontario Government: A harmonized approach to single-use plastics is better for business than municipal patchwork
