September 2, 2021
On May 12, 2021, after a period of public and stakeholder consultation, the Canadian government added “plastic manufactured items” to the List of Toxic Substances at […]
June 18, 2021
On June 3, 2021, Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks released the finalized Blue Box regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (the RRCEA). […]
June 1, 2021
Provinces across Canada have introduced reforms to their product stewardship policies to address the inefficiencies of government-run recycling programs. To incentivize innovation and the re-use of […]
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 […]