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…

National PRO to offer blue box compliance services

Not-for-profit organization will support producers with Ontario Blue Box regulatory compliance

Ontario’s RPRA seeking comment on fees

Ontario's Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority is consulting on its proposed 2021 Registry fees for Blue Box materials and Hazardous and Special Products (HSP)

Organizations that make packaging decisions should pay for end-of-life residential recycling

Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and our retail members look forward to transitioning to a new, producer-controlled, blue box system wherein both costs and management shift to industry for all residential…

BC public supports additions to recycling list

Broad support for adding more products to the list of items included in British Columbia’s Recycling Regulation

Ontario rolls out new blue box program

Will standardize accepted materials and increase producer responsibility

Solving packaging and food waste through government – industry collaboration

One of the greatest risks facing industry today is well-intended though poorly conceived policies. Poorly conceived policies have the potential to worsen the issue(s) that they seek to address. This…

Five strategies for e-waste management

With 785 of e-waste uncollected, it's time to implement strategies to handle it properly