Consumer Trends and Holiday Waste
How our Habits Contribute to Extra stuff at the Curb With the holidays quickly approaching, we are all familiar with…
Blog: 2017
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Emerging Trends: Cities Building up their own Circular Economy
The concept of the circular economy has grown and developed in recent years, and we are beginning to see some…
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Disposal Bans – Growing Trends in Canada
What’s Changing – and what Producers should look for going forward Landfill disposal bans in Canada, at any government level,…
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Packaging and Printed Paper Steward Agency Updates
What Stewards should know for the 2018 Reporting Year. October has been a very busy month for consultations, conferences, and…
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CSSA Consultation Reminder
What we know so far and why you should participate in the Upcoming Events Last week, Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance…
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Request for Amended Blue Box Plan
On July 7, 2017 the City of Toronto, the Association of Municipalities (AMO), the Regional Public Works Commissioners of Ontario…
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Mandatory and Voluntary Reporting Requirements for Carbon
The importance of measuring and reporting on the carbon performance of businesses While combusting carbon based fuels has been responsible…
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Quebec Stewardship Deadline – What Stewards Should Know Before Filing
October typically signifies the changing of seasons, Thanksgiving in Canada, as well as the Éco Éntreprises Québec (EEQ) Stewardship Reporting…
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Low Carbon Financing Opportunities for the Waste Management Sector in Ontario
In 2015, the waste sector in Canada contributed 3.4% of overall GHG emissions in Canada yet in Ontario, the sector…
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Commodity Market Trends
China is the largest importer of recovered materials in the world, accounting for approximately 27% of global scrap imports. In…
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The Importance of Numbers
Numbers are important. Whether costs, revenues, performance, targets – most people agree that numbers are important. Interpretation of these numbers…
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Sustainable Textiles – End-of-Life Management
In our earlier blog, Sustainable Textiles, we discussed the overall sustainability challenges faced by apparel companies and key actions being…
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Manitoba – A Beverage Container Recycling Leader
The Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) recently announced that in 2016 it achieved a 70% recovery rate of empty…
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Recyclable vs Recycled
Over the past few years, there has been a growing trend of major brand owners making public commitments to use…
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Marine Debris – An Urgent Issue
Oceans play a vital role in the health of the earth and marine life. Covering almost 75% of the earth’s…
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It’s Time to Deal with Food Waste
Do you know how much food you waste in a month? Do you know how much food is wasted before…
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Sustainable Textiles
Textiles are an important part of today’s global economy yet have a significant impact on our environment. The manufacturing of apparels burns…
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The Rise of E-commerce and its Impact on Packaging Waste
E-commerce is accounting for an increasingly larger proportion of the retail sector and offers a high level of convenience in…
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Reporting Deadline Headache? Wait Until You See the Ontario Fee Changes…
May – that time of year for thousands of companies in Canada to assemble their packaging and printed paper (PPP)…
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Recycling in the Classroom with Recycle Everywhere 101
Good recycling behaviours start at a young age, we need recycling champions to lead the way for generations to come….
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The Role Of Municipalities In Driving Diversion and Recycling of Construction, Renovation and Demolition Waste
The Importance of Market Creation, Regulatory Instruments, and the Circular Economy Increasing diversion rates and extending the landfill lifespan…
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Can Energy Recovery from Waste be part of Ontario’s Circular Economy?
For far too long, the climate impact of our consumption and waste has been ignored. Finally, the circular economy approach,…
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That Taxing Time of Year
As the calendar turns over to April, thousands of companies across Canada are entering that period of true taxation frustration….
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How to Transition Waste Diversion Act Programs with Transformation Methodologies
Yes, there is an effective and efficient approach to transitioning the Waste Diversion Act (WDA) programs and current disposal of…
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Renewable Vs. Recycled Content in Packaging
What does an environmentally “sustainable” package truly look like? Is it one made from renewable or recycled content? Or is…
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Sustainability is No Longer Optional for Suppliers
With several governments internationally developing and implementing Climate Change, Circular Economy and Zero Waste Policies, global firms are already taking…
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Key Takeaways from RCO’s Session on Circular Economy: Austria
The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) held one of its workshops last week called ‘Advancing the Circular Economy’. As advertised,…
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Key Takeaways from the Ontario Waste Management Association’s AGM
Well attended with a well-rounded agenda, the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) recently held its Annual Meeting with a topic…
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Upcoming CSSA Webinar March 1, 2017
As the snow melts, it is a sure sign of two things for Stewards; spring is on the way and…
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Should there be Competition in Ontario’s Resource Recovery Sector?
With Ontario’s Circular Economy Strategy being finalized in the coming months, the shift from the monopolized stewardship organizations towards an…
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What will Ontario’s Circular Economy Strategy mean for Businesses?
In a world faced with resource scarcity, and climate and economic challenges, leading governments and companies globally have begun to realize that the “take-make-dispose” model is environmentally harmful, unsustainable, inefficient and economically risky.
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Introducing Michael W. Zabaneh
Reclay StewardEdge is happy to announce that Michael W. Zabaneh has joined our team in Toronto. Michael will be leading…
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Competition Law and the Waste Free Ontario Act (WFOA)
The various stakeholders in Ontario including producers, municipalities, private sector providers, the new Authority and others, are deliberating the next…