by John Mullinder | Mar 14, 2023 | Blue Box, Canada, Greenwashing, Little green lies, Recycling Rates
People and organizations define and interpret “recycling rate” differently, and it is causing a lot of unnecessary greenwashing. Calculating the rate depends on two numbers, both of which can be contentious. How much total material is “out there” available to be...
by John Mullinder | May 19, 2022 | Blue Box, Canada, Recovery Rates, Recycled Content, Waste Diversion
There is a strong political smell about the Ontario government’s recent exemption of newspaper publishers from certain Blue Box stewardship obligations. Difficult questions about the future of the province’s Blue Box program were bound to arise and to be aired by...