Last month the jobs market suffered its biggest loss in two and a half years, bumping the Canadian unemployment rate up to 7.3 per cent. Overall, 54,000 jobs were lost, mainly from the manufacturing and construction sectors (Canadian Press, November 2011). Politicians in Canada and south of the boarder are heeding the call to boost […]
Recycling
Canada Takes Charge – E-Scrap News on Canadian Battery Report
As electronics become increasingly mobile, batteries are becoming an increasingly significant portion of the e-scrap stream. Several canadian provinces have implemented stewardship programs, but how far do they go, and how effective are they at managing batteries? Click here for full article
Who Pays What 2012 – Canada’s foremost report on beverage container recycling, now on-line
Ten years ago, CM Consulting published the first version of Who Pays What, which documented the collective efforts in beverage container recycling and reuse in Canada for the first time. Since then, much has changed. Over the last decade,Canada has become a global leader in beverage container collection and recycling. Together, Canadian provinces collect […]
CM talks batteries in Solid Waste & Recycling Mag
In the June/July 2012 edition of Solid Waste and Recycling Magazine, Clarissa Morawski presents key findings from the recently released Managing Canada’s Waste Batteries 2012, which covers a broad range of issues associated with portable battery collection and recycling in Canada. For the article click here: June/July 2012 SWRMag For the report click here: Managing Canada’s Waste Batteries 2012
Quebec announces deposit increase for beverage containers
Quebec’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Pierre Arcand, announced on Sunday (June 10) his intention to “modernize” the current deposit return program which currently covers beer and soft drinks. By the end of 2012, the deposit will increase from 5 cents to 10 cents for cans of beer and soft drinks, including carbonated […]
Product Policy Institute Talks Batteries
Product Policy Institute (PPI) blogs about producer responsibility for portable batteries. Bill Sheehan, Executive Director, discusses a new national collection and recycling initiative from the US battery industry. http://productpolicy.blogspot.ca/2012/05/producer-responsibility-for-disposable.html?spref=fb&m=1
Battery Recycling Boost – CM Consulting releases study reviewing battery recycling programs across Canada
May 16, 2012, Peterborough, Ontario – New producer responsibility laws that regulate portable battery collection and recycling have been in place in British Columbia and Ontario since 2010 and in Manitoba since 2011. Quebec’s program will commence this summer. Transparency and clarity on the performance of these new initiatives are critical to understanding the differences, […]
Canadian Plastics Industry Association releases CM Consulting Access to Recycling report
NEW STUDY SHOWS MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF CANADIANS CAN RECYCLE THEIR PLASTIC BOTTLES AND MOST OTHER RIGID PLASTICS Toronto, ON, April 2, 2012 – In the newly updated Residential Recycling Access for Consumer Plastic Packaging, February 2012, prepared for the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) by CM Consulting, findings show that an increasing number of […]
CM Consulting and Sound Resource Management respond to Nestle Waters criticism of Jobs Report
The authors of a recent report on jobs and recycling have responded in Plastics News to criticisms from Nestle Waters. Read the letter here http://plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=24287 Read the full report here http://www.container-recycling.org/assets/pdfs/reports/2011-ReturningToWork.pdf
Evaluating End-of-Life Beverage Container Management Systems for California
CM Consulting and R3 Consulting published a study analyzing different beverage container management systems. Case studies of the beverage container deposit systems in California, Germany, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, as well as packaging systems in Ontario and Germany. Read the report here http://www.container-recycling.org/assets/pdfs/reports/2009-BeverageSystemsCalifornia.pdf
