Environmental Sustainability
The paper packaging industry is committed to the highest level of environmental sustainability.
Recycled Content
The Canadian paper-based packaging industry collects and recycles packaging to ensure they are remade into new products again and again.
Paper Packaging Circular Economy
Canada’s paper packaging industry is one of the most successful examples of a circular economy.
LATEST PPEC BLOGS
Sustainable Forest Management is Essential to Canada’s Paper Packaging Industry
Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper packaging industry and its circular economy. Environmental sustainability is at the core of the operations of Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) member companies, who use recycled content as their primary feedstock in making paper packaging products. And yet, misconceptions surrounding forestry and paper packaging […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Candice Ruggero from Cascades Recovery+
International Women’s Day is not just a celebration of women’s achievements but also a reminder of the importance of gender equality and inclusivity. In Canada’s paper packaging industry, women play an integral role in driving sustainability forward. From leadership positions to frontline roles, women contribute their expertise, knowledge, insights, and experience in advancing the circularity […]
Celebrating the Recyclability of Pizza Boxes on National Pizza Day
It is National Pizza Day on February 9, 2024, and the Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) is marking the occasion by celebrating the recyclability of pizza boxes! Pizza boxes are typically made from corrugated board, which is made mostly from recycled content. So once that pizza is eaten, and the box is empty […]
Environmental Issues PPEC Will Be Watching in 2024
PPEC’s look ahead to some of the key paper packaging industry environmental issues for 2024
Revisiting Paper Packaging’s Circular Economy as Court Rules on Plastics Ban
A Canadian Federal Court recently announced its ruling in response to the lawsuit brought forward by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition (RPUC), made up of companies from the plastics industry, who requested a judicial review of the federal government’s decision to add plastic manufactured items (PMIs) to the List of Toxic Substances under the Canadian […]
What Reducing Plastics Means for the Canadian Paper Packaging Industry
There are so many policy proposals aimed at addressing plastic packaging right now that it can be hard to keep track of it all. The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has been working to stay updated on government and industry initiatives aimed at reducing plastics – both in Canada and globally – and […]
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