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Stewardship Ontario 2013 Program Performance
Published on June 2, 2014 10:42 amThe numbers are in! Read up on how Stewardship Ontario has helped divert nearly a million tonnes of recyclables from Ontario landfills in 2013.
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Information regarding WDO’s notice about dispute resolution and administrative cost review
Published on April 9, 2014 12:14 pmStewardship Ontario (SO) is pleased that Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) has agreed to our request to submit to a formal dispute resolution process with respect to Stewardship Ontario’s Management Services Agreement with Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA). SO has been in negotiations with CSSA over the past year to provide program …
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Zooshare, an investment with pootential
Published on November 22, 2013 1:36 pmThe non-profit ZooShare Biogas Co-operative Inc. is developing a 500 kilowatt biogas plant at the Toronto Zoo. The facility, projected to start construction in mid-2014, will turn the zoo’s poo and local grocery waste into electricity, heat and high-quality fertilizer.
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2013 Stewardship Ontario Sustainability Summit
Published on November 11, 2013 9:58 amOur keynote speaker at the third Stewardship Ontario Sustainability Summit was the environmental lawyer and activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who addressed the responsibility of industry to reduce its environmental impact.
In this video, Mr. Kennedy praises Canada for leading the way in its commitment to sustainability.
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Orange Drop Program at Ontario Parks
Published on November 1, 2013 12:14 pmOne of my favourite parts of camping is reaching into my backpack and pulling out the components to assemble a mini-kitchen. Lightweight cutlery and plates along with a stove and fuel. The problem however after numerous delicious meals, is what to do with the empty propane cylinder. To try and solve this issue, Ontario Parks partnered with Stewar…
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Entropex Wins Gold Award for Excellence in Waste Reduction
Published on October 29, 2013 3:00 pmAt the annual Recycling Council of Ontario Gala Awards, Entropex, a leading plastics recycler, received this year's Gold award for excellence in waste reduction.
Entropex is a clean technology company and market leader in plastics recycling. It has successfully developed and commercialized the RigidReclaim™ process integrating plastics sort…
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Register for CSSA’s National Meeting for Stewards of Packaging and Printed Paper Programs in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario
Published on October 11, 2013 2:31 pmCanadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA) and our family of recycling organizations are pleased to invite stewards of packaging and printed paper programs in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario to the first annual national meeting where you’ll learn about: CSSA’s harmonization imperative and our progress to date Extended Producer Respo…
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Introduction to the Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance Inc. (CSSA)
Published on September 18, 2013 4:43 pmBeginning in 2014, a national, non-profit organization will start to offer a one-stop-shop for stewards to fulfill their stewardship obligations. The Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance Inc. (CSSA) aims to do away with costly replication province-by-province, which is costing business a lot in terms of resources, time and money. CSSA will be…
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Stewardship Ontario responds to the Ontario government’s proposed Bill 91, the Waste Reduction Act, 2013
Published on September 9, 2013 9:39 amOn June 6, 2013, the Ontario government introduced Bill 91, the Waste Reduction Act, 2013, in the Ontario legislature. This new Act would replace the existing Waste Diversion Act, 2002.
The public was given 90 days to review and comment on this proposed legislation.
Stewardship Ontario has carefully considered its response to Bill 91 and…
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North Bay Student Blue Box Video Contest Winners
Published on August 26, 2013 2:50 pmRecently the City of North Bay held a contest for high school students to produce a short, one minute or less, creative video to highlight information about using the Blue Box. “The contest was an opportunity for the City of North Bay to celebrate our Blue box and recycling initiatives.” Said Roxanne Ferguson, Waste Resources... Read More