Producers required to join Éco Entreprises Québec

All companies that market containers, packaging, and printed matter in Quebec are now required to become members of Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ)

Ontario’s RPRA warns tire industry to comply

The agency has announced that all five of the Ontario PROs are using non-compliant collection systems

EPR increases recycling rates, study finds

EPR policy drove the collection and recycling of target materials to over 75% in British Columbia, Belgium, Spain, South Korea, and the Netherlands, with Portugal and Quebec at over 60%

RPRA wants input into public reporting

RPRA is consulting with stakeholders on Enhancing Public Reporting of Resource Recovery Data and RPRA Compliance Activities

RPRA posts 2022 fees

The Ontario Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) has posted the final 2022 RRCEA Program Fees for producers

Electronic waste experts petition for international EPR

Four researchers and twenty-four electronic waste experts from nine countries have co-created an international action plan to move from waste collection and downcycling to a more circular and sustainable approach in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) management

Paper explores EPR effectiveness

Presents different EPR systems for packaging waste

eTracks rolls out PRO services to tire industry

Sustainable Recovery Platform (eSRP) rolled out to over 6,500 Ontario tire collection sites, 100 service providers and over 50 producers

Industry groups step up to offer beverage container recycling in Ontario

Circular Materials Ontario (CMO) and Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) are collaborating to provide compliance services for beverage producers to meet their obligations under the province’s Blue Box Regulation.

Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it

Most consumers don’t pay much attention to the packaging that their purchases come in, unless it’s hard to open or the item is really over-wrapped. But packaging accounts for about…