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BC MINISTER TO ADVANCE RECYCLED PLASTIC MANDATE
Speaking at last week's Recycling Council of British Columbia meeting in
Victoria, BC, Environment Minister Cathy McGregor said she would ask her
Provincial counterparts in the Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment
(CCME) to consider a proposal to require rigid plastic packaging to
incorporate
at least 10 percent recycled content. The proposal has been put forward by
BC=92s
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) in an effort to create
a
harmonized Canadian industry standard, stabilize markets for plastic
packaging
collected in residential recycling programs and ensure greater conservation
of
a non-renewable resource.=20
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From: "Noel Desautels" <noel@desautels.net>
To: "Bill Sheehan" <zerowaste@grrn.org>, "Gary Liss" <GaryLiss@aol.com>
Subject: an interesting news clipping.
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 13:44:13 -0400
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Notice the second story on this e-mail newsletter about the British
Columbia government's efforts on recycled content in plastics.
Noel
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From: Katharine Partridge <kathy@rco.on.ca>
To: kathy@rco.on.ca
Subject: RCO RE-News, Volume 1, Number 19
Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 5:24 PM
RE-News
RCO=92s Electronic News Bulletin Service
Volume 1, No. 19: June 4, 1999
This service is made possible through the support of Procter & Gamble and
CSR:
Corporations Supporting Recycling
In this bulletin:
1999 CANADIAN RECYCLING MARKETS DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE=20
BC MINISTER TO ADVANCE RECYCLED PLASTIC MANDATE
NEW ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED
PC ENVIRONMENT AGENDA
IN-KIND CANADA TOP NON-PROFIT=20
DEPUTATIONS INVITED FOR WORLD TRADE TALKS=20
BOOK TRADE SHOW BOOTHS NOW FOR MAXIMUM EXPOSURE=20
WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, DEADLINES
BOOKMARKS
JOBS
1999 CANADIAN RECYCLING MARKETS DIRECTORY NOW AVAILABLE
More than 3,000 listings of materials recycling companies and agencies from
across the country are available in this latest edition of Recycling Data
Associates=92 annual directory. The cost is $90 + PST/GST.=20
RCO=92s 3RSource Markets On-Line (http://www.rco.on.ca/3rsource/main/htm)
offers
a searchable Internet alternative for Canadian recycling company
information.
The cost for a one-year subscription is $89.95 + GST. To subscribe to
3RSource
Markets On-Line or to order a copy of Canadian Recycling Markets Directory,
please contact Christine Yovorsky at (416) 960-1025, ext. 18 or
christine@rco.on.ca. (RCO members receive a 10% discount .)=20
BC MINISTER TO ADVANCE RECYCLED PLASTIC MANDATE
Speaking at last week's Recycling Council of British Columbia meeting in
Victoria, BC, Environment Minister Cathy McGregor said she would ask her
Provincial counterparts in the Canadian Council of Ministers of the
Environment
(CCME) to consider a proposal to require rigid plastic packaging to
incorporate
at least 10 percent recycled content. The proposal has been put forward by
BC=92s
Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) in an effort to create
a
harmonized Canadian industry standard, stabilize markets for plastic
packaging
collected in residential recycling programs and ensure greater conservation
of
a non-renewable resource.=20
NEW ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCED=20
A highlight of this week's SWANA Ontario conference in Kingston, Ontario
was
the formal announcement of the new Municipal Waste Integration Network
(MWIN).
MWIN, a co-sponsor of the conference, is open to municipal, private-sector
and
non-profit organizations and individuals. While its founders are
essentially
Ontario-based, MWIN will be national in scope. Its mandate is to promote
the
municipal waste minimization and management industry, to foster cooperation
among all interests, to provide information, education and training, to
promote
policy positions, to provide a forum for discussion of issues, to share
experience and expertise of members, to organize social recreational
activities, to support global linkages, and to affiliate with other
organizations with an interest in municipal waste. For more information,
contact John Lackie at (705) 835-6224 or jlackie@drlogick.com.=20
PC ENVIRONMENT AGENDA
With the return of a majority PC government for a second term and the
promise
of an ambitious new agenda, the environment community looks forward to an
announcement about the Waste Diversion Organization in the near future. In
addition, the government=92s =93Blueprint=94 spells out its plans to introdu=
ce
Canada=92s toughest environmental penalties and strongest enforcement to
Ontario.
This will be accomplished, according to the Blueprint, with the doubling of
maximum penalties for corporate environmental law breakers, the creation of
an
=93environmental SWAT team=94 at the Ministry of the Environment to audit
industries and make sure they are obeying the rules, the combining of the
current =93patchwork quilt of laws=94 that protect the environment into one
clear,
comprehensive and easily enforced set of environmental laws and the
establishment of a toll-free Pollution Hotline so that citizens can report
acts
of pollution.=20
IN-KIND CANADA TOP NON-PROFIT=20
In a ceremony this week, In-Kind Canada was presented with Mississauga=92s
Envie
Award for Non-Profit Group of 1999. In-Kind Canada, of which RCO is a
member,
collects and then redistributes used office furnishings, computers and
stationary to other non-profits. For more information, contact John Page at
(905) 821-6309.=20
DEPUTATIONS INVITED FOR WORLD TRADE TALKS
The government of Canada is holding consultations this month to discuss
trade
and environment issues in the context of the negotiations to establish the
Free
Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the expected negotiations at the
World
Trade Organization. The meetings are part of the overall consultation
process
that was launched by the federal government in February. At the June
meetings
in five cities across Canada, the government is seeking input on the role
of
the environment in WTO/FTAA negotiations and, in particular, the position
Canada should take with respect to trade and environment at the WTO
Ministerial
in Seattle. The Ontario meeting is scheduled in Toronto on June 17. More
information is available in a Trade and Environment Discussion Paper at
<http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/discussion/envirn-e.asp>http://www.infoexport.
gc.ca/discussion/envirn-e.asp. To indicate your interest, please contact
Cassandra Latremouille at (819) 953-5210 or Cassandra.Latremouille@ec.gc.ca
on
or before June 11.=20
BOOK TRADE SHOW BOOTHS NOW FOR MAXIMUM EXPOSURE
Booths at RCO=92s Conference and Trade Show, this October 5-7 at the London
Convention Centre, are filling up. Book yours before June 11 to ensure your
company=92s name is listed in the Conference Final Program. Early Bird
Discount
rates end June 25. For more information, visit
<http://www.rco.on.ca/intro/upcoming/ex-prosp.htm>http://www.rco.on.ca/intr
o/upcoming/ex-prosp.htm or contact Julie Sawchuk, Event Coordinator at
(416)
960-1025, ext. 17 or julie@rco.on.ca.=20
WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, DEADLINES
World Environment Day. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World
Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 in more than 100 countries to draw
attention to our human impact on the earth. With this year=92s theme Our
Earth -
Our Future Just Save It!, UNEP is urging every sector of society=20
governments,
business, the scientific community, NGOs and other major groups to work
together to find solutions to the environmental ills facing our planet. For
information on events in Japan (this year=92s host community) UNEP=92s Globa=
l
500
Awards (to be presented June 5), the Asia Pacific Children=92s Conference
(June
5-6) and the third International Photographic Competition (launched today
in
Japan), visit <http://www.unep.org/>http://www.unep.org or call (254-2)
623293.=20
Residential Plastic Film Recycling Workshop. If using polyethylene bags or
wrap
is an integral component of your business, you need to attend this Plastic
Film
Recycling Workshop, June 23, in Mississauga. You=92ll learn why you should b=
e
concerned about markets for recycled plastic film, what the current and
emerging film markets are and what barriers need to be overcome. For more
information, please contact Geoff Rathbone, Corporations Supporting
Recycling,
at (416) 594-3456, ext. 240 or rathbone@csr.org; or Cara Henry, RCO, at
(416)
960-1025, ext. 16 or cara@rco.on.ca.=20
A complete listing of international 3Rs and waste management events can be
found on RCO=92s web site at http://www.rco.on.ca/events.html
BOOKMARKS
http://www.edf.org/cgi-bin/TailpipeTally.pl This Environmental Defense
Fund
site helps you calculate your vehicle=92s emissions, explains health and
environmental impacts and suggests ways to make changes.=20
http://www.aceee.org/greenercars/ Check out the environmental impacts of
1999
car and truck models, including their fuel efficiency as well as their
contributions to air pollution and global warming, at this American Council
for
an Energy-Efficient Economy site. Or you can order a hard copy of the Green
Guide to Cars & Trucks: Model Year 1999 by calling (202) 429-0063.
JOBS
In-Kind Canada has a summer opening for a Customer Service Representative.
The
position is located in Mississauga, starts immediately, and runs until
September 3. It pays $6.85 per hour. The applicant must be a student
returning
to college or university. Please fax resumes to the attention of Ms. Ohashi
at
(905) 821-6312 or e-mail contact@inkindcanada.ca.
Special Thanks to Bell Canada for supporting RCO=92s RE-News Bulletin
Service.=20
The RE-News Bulletin is published by the RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ONTARIO.
Contact:
Katharine Partridge, Editor, 489 College Street, Suite 504, Toronto,
Ontario
M6G 1A5; Phone (416) 960-1025, ext. 19; Fax: (416) 960-8053; e-mail
kathy@rco.on.ca. RCO Executive Director: John Hanson.
To UNSUBSCRIBE to this service, reply to this e-mail (kathy@rco.on.ca) with
=93UNSUBSCRIBE=94 in the subject line.=20
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