April 16, 2021
On April 13, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced before Parliament Bill C-28. This Bill seeks to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 [1] (“CEPA” […]
March 3, 2021
With increasing consumer interest in purchasing “environmentally-friendly” products, the risk of liability for companies making false or misleading environmental claims on packaging also increases. Companies looking […]
November 6, 2020
On October 19, 2020, Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks released a proposed regulation to govern the Ontario blue box program under the Resource […]
November 6, 2020
Ontario is undertaking a transition to full extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and paper products under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (the “RRCEA”). […]
November 6, 2020
On October 7, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced a preliminary list of single-use plastic items the federal government seeks to ban by next year. […]
September 18, 2020
New York State’s single-use plastic bag ban implemented pursuant to the Bag Reduction Act (the “BRA” or the “Act”), took effect on March 1st of this […]
July 15, 2020
The Blue Box funding arbitration in Ontario brings into focus some of the challenges of allocating responsibility among various actors in a recycling system. It provides […]
June 29, 2020
by JONATHAN D. COCKER AND DENISA MERTIRI Governments across the globe are grappling with the , which threatens wildlife, marine ecosystems and may negatively impact human health. To deal with […]
June 17, 2020
In March 2020, the EU released its new Circular Economy Action Plan to accelerate the transformational change required by the European Green Deal. The plan aims […]
May 26, 2020
Earlier this month, Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet, announced that it would no longer be transfoming Toronto’s waterfront into a futuristic neighbourhood. In […]
May 5, 2020
As part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, the EU Commission has been studying plastic products that are marketed as “biodegradable” or “compostable” and the extent to […]
May 8, 2014
Growing media attention has been placed on the potential impacts facing the marine environment and human health due to the rapidly growing use of single-use products […]