by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 12 May, 2020 | Blog
Stable and thriving end markets for post-consumer cartons are critical to the success of national recycling and recovery efforts. As a result, one of the central pillars of Carton Council of Canada’s (CCC’s) mandate is to act as a resource, connecting MRFs with mills...
by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 31 March, 2020 | Blog
In the last number of weeks, COVID-19 has turned our day-to-day life upside down. As we all adjust to a new social reality, many of our partners and Carton Council of Canada members are on the front lines of this crisis, doing what they can to help support the ongoing...
by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 21 January, 2020 | Blog
As a new year and a new decade begin, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the state of carton recycling in Canada. In some respects, it has been a tough fight. The market continues to be challenging and end market opportunities continue to be limited. Globally,...
by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 11 December, 2019 | Blog
It wouldn’t necessarily take a lot to considerably increase the recycling of beverage and food containers, including cartons, in schools. Every year, elementary and high school students in Canada consume tens of millions of individual milk cartons and drink boxes, as...
by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 26 September, 2019 | Blog
It’s that time of year again – the air is a little bit cooler, the leaves are just starting to change, and kids across the country have headed back to the classroom. And while math and history and science make up much of the classroom discussion, I am particularly...
by ifaucher@recyclecartons.ca | 19 August, 2019 | Blog
On August 15, I attended an event convened by Environment, Conservation and Parks Minister Jeff Yurek and his colleagues to announce the next steps related to the transition of Ontario’s Blue Box Program to full producer responsibility, from the current model under...
