Sustainability

A reminder to RCC members that, beginning next month, Nova Scotia will introduce/amend a number of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs over a fourteen-month period. New EPR programs will b...Learn More

As Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charrette recently mentioned, Quebec intends to adopt a strategy on plastics to better manage and reduce their use. The Government of Quebec has announced that it...Learn More

In a lawsuit brought against the federal government by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition and several chemical companies that manufacture plastics, the Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order tha...Learn More

Join us to explore the consultations on the 2024 Schedule of Contributions Update: Policies and Producers Financial Participation. Attendees will leave understanding the most important highlights of t...Learn More

Consumer groups have lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission against major beverage companies, including Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé, alleging misleading claims of plastic bottle re...Learn More

An amendment to B.C.’s Recycling Regulation has been expected and delayed several times.  The latest information is that the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy now expects this...Learn More

On November 1, 2023, the new expanded deposit-refund system comes into effect in Quebec which will apply to all aluminum beverage containers from 100 ml to 2 litres. All containers that were...Learn More

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year pause to the carbon price for heating oil for households and small businesses to help alleviate cost pressures, particularly for residen...Learn More

On this episode, Mylène Champagne, Director of Environmental and Technical Risks for Metro & Sam Kashani, Country Director for Too Good To Go Canada, continue the original discussion that we had at R...Learn More

RCC was quoted in a recent CTV News article on concerns that federal action on plastic reduction, including the proposed pollution prevention planning (P2) notice targeting grocers, could result in ...Learn More