Stewardship and Recycling

As part of their 5-year action plan, the B.C. government is beginning a new round of consultations with stakeholders, including RCC, in regard to the inclusion of industrial, commercial, and instituti...Learn More

With a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework for curbside recycling in Quebec comes new responsibilities and opportunities for businesses that market containers, packaging, and printed ...Learn More

On November 30, 2022, the European Union released its proposal to revise legislation on packaging and packaging waste. The goal is to help harmonize action across member states while supporting the sh...Learn More

As retailers continue to invest in sustainable development, partner collaboration for sustainable procurement becomes increasingly critical for end-to-end visibility on footprint and impact. This pane...Learn More

Last week, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) released its long awaited Guidance to Facilitate Consistent Extended Producer Responsibility Policies and Programs for Plastic. T...Learn More

On July 25, the federal government released two new consultations on: the development of a federal plastics registry; and labelling requirements related to recyclability and compostability. For intere...Learn More

On June 30, California passed its landmark extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54). Producers of single-u...Learn More

The Alberta government has announced that while it remains committed to implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems for residential recycling and hazardous and special products, it has...Learn More

On June 19, 2022, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health announced that the federal government published the regulatory ...Learn More

The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) supports the April 19 amendments to Ontario’s Blue Box regulation, as these changes streamline the development of a common collection system which will be...Learn More