ABOUT US
- Represents its membership to federal, provincial and municipal governments, to industry forums and to environmental and consumer interest groups - serving both an advocacy and a policy input role.
- Networks with other paper industry players to establish commonality of interest and to avoid wasteful duplication of effort.
- Frequently coordinates action on an industry-wide basis.
- Develops practical solutions.
- Promotes the environmental performance and achievements of paper-based packaging and its recovery.
- Analyses data from Canada's packaging mills and uses it to monitor use of the fibre resource and progress in fibre recovery.
Why PPEC Matters?
- Focused on Canadian issues from our Brampton, Ontario offices
- We deal with Canadian politicians, Canadian civil servants, Canadian industry associations and the Canadian public
- We are staffed by Canadians and our member fees stay in Canada
...while operating in a North American marketplace
We recognize the importance of relationships with our US neighbours and work closely with related industry associations such as the American Forest & Paper Association (AF & PA), Fibre Box Association (FBA) and AICC.
We represent Canada on the North American "Expert Panel" on Sustainability (an informal grouping of industry associations including among others AF & PA, FBA, and the Paperboard Packaging Council) read more...