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Beginning 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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On 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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Recently 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

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association, the Continuous Improvement Fund and Stewardship Ontario are pleased to announce the release of their report on the flexible film plastics packaging.  The joint project, initiated in the fall of 2012 examined the current and potential future options for post use flexible film collection, processing and …
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April 5, 2013 Are you visiting The Green Living Show this April? Why not take a few minutes and stop by the Orange Drop booth #707 to learn about how you can dispose of your hazardous and special waste. Orange Drop, managed by Stewardship Ontario, is the Ontario-wide program that ensures hazardous or special waste is... Read More