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Recycling
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Groups challenge Nestl's bottled water "greenwashing"
As Toronto City Council gathers to consider passing a city-wide ban on bottled water, a new coalition is challengin…
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Toronto and grocers propose fee on plastic bags
The Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD), a group comprised of some of Canada’s largest grocery retailer…
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Seminar tackles collapsed recycled commodities prices
On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Municipal Waste Integration Network (mwin) will present “Weathering the Storm: Ma…
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Aluminum Association accepts deposit-refund idea, sets target
According to Packaging Digest (11/18/2008) the Aluminum Association has announced an industry-wide effort to increa…
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Planet Green introduces oxo-biodegradable plastic bottle
Planet Green Bottle Corporation (PGBC) has commenced accepting orders for additive, pre-forms and plastic bottles w…
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Gemma Zecchini new Stewardship Ontario CEO
Sandra Banks, Chair of Stewardship Ontario, has announced on behalf of the Board of Directors that the organization…
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Stewardship Ontario CEO Joyce Barretto leaving
According to a memo from Sandra Banks (Coca Cola Bottling), Chair of the Board for Stewardship Ontario, Joyce Barre…
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Zero Waste ideas sought for discussion paper
Guy Crittenden, editor of Solid Waste & Recycling magazine, has posted an entry under his Editor’s Blog soliciting …
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Nova Scotia paving with recycled construction waste
The government of Nova Scotia plans to use asphalt shingles from construction waste to pave a road in Goodwood, nea…
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WM forms team to reduce Tampa Bay waste
Global carton manufacturers Evergreen Packaging, Tetra Pak and Elopak, along with Tropicana Products, Inc., a divis…