Media Release Archive

Industry makes it easier for Ontarians to recycle household hazardous waste; Stewardship Ontario introduces Do What You Can drop-off program (January 22, 2009)

About the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Program (January 22, 2009)

Quick Facts about the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Program (January 22, 2009)

New in-store battery and paint recycling starts today at The Home Depot (January 22, 2009)

Rona is helping Ontario communities reduce their environmental footprint (January 22, 2009)

Do What You Can event photo gallery (January 22, 2009)

New Waste Diversion Program targets Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste; Program aims to double recovery rates over five years (July 2, 2008)

Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) Manager Named (April 25, 2008)

New Blue Box glass processing plant in GTA will save area municipalities millions in recycling program operating costs (March 3, 2008)

Backgrounder

Industry Responds to Environment Minister's Approval of MHSW Program Plan: ready to implement program / Backgrounder: MHSW Program Plan (February 21, 2008)

Paper & packaging industries have contributed $166 million in cash to municipalities to help fund Blue Box (January 16, 2008)

Stewardship Ontario appoints new CEO (December 5, 2007)

Recycling Advisor to help Northern Ontario communities boost recycling and reduce program costs (September 18, 2007) / Backgrounder

London to get $95,400 from Stewardship Ontario to improve recycling program; means potential savings of $250,000 (August 24, 2007) / Backgrounder

Printed Paper/Packaging Industries wrap up 2006 with total of $148 million distributed to Ontario municipalities for Blue Box (May 15, 2007)

Stewardship Ontario sets aside $2.5 million for ground-breaking “Best Practices in Recycling” study (December 12, 2006) / more on Best Practices

Blue Box organizations wonder why they weren’t consulted on impacts of LCBO deposit-return plan—seek explanations (September 10, 2006)

Please click on the links below to view press releases distributed by CSR on this issue:

• Blue Box glass is recycled, not landfilled, recycling organization says (September 9, 2006)
• Provincial plan to take LCBO glass out of blue box jeopardizes new glass processing capacity, industry recycling representative says (September 9, 2006)

Kingston Granted $390,000 to Improve Recycling Operation Efficiency (September 6, 2006) / Backgrounder

Industry’s Share of Blue Box Costs $57 Million in 2005 (April 7, 2006)

New model to help municipalities write better recycling tenders and contracts helped save Kingston $250,000 a year (March 20, 2006) / Backgrounder

Blue box: At 25 years old, how is it doing? (March 16, 2006)

New manual guides municipalities through steps
to implement user pay programs for waste (February 20, 2006) / Backgrounder

Obligated Industry Helping to Pay Blue Box Costs (December 28, 2005)

New Compactor System Will Reduce Dryden’s Recycling Costs And Increase Blue Box Efficiency (September 29, 2005) / Backgrounder

Key Dates & Events for Implementation of Québec's new compensation regime as of September 1, 2005 (September 1, 2005).

Mr. Daniel Trembly Elected Chair of Éco Entreprises Québec (August 29, 2005)

Recycling Study in Northern Ontario Will Identify “Best Practices” (August 18, 2005) / Backgrounder

Industry will contribute nearly $60 Million to Ontario’s Municipal Blue Box Program in 2005 (June 29, 2005)

Stewardship Ontario funding aims to broaden markets for blue box glass (June 8, 2005)

Industry’s Contribution to Blue Box Program Tops $29 Million for 2004 (March 31, 2005)

Stewardship Ontario grant will open markets for Niagara Region’s broken Blue Box glass, diverting more from landfill (March 17, 2005)

Stewardship Ontario $2 million grant will improve Blue Box glass recycling in Ontario (March 14, 2005)

Stewardship Ontario funding new glass recycling capacity in Ontario (February 16, 2005)

City of London to receive $10,000 from Stewardship Ontario to strengthen multi-family recycling (February 9, 2005) / Backgrounder

Kingston shares $75,000 grant to develop a model for recycling tenders and contracts (February 9, 2005) / Backgrounder

Quinte Waste Solutions awarded two new recycling grants worth $46,650 from Stewardship Ontario (February 9, 2005) / Backgrounder

Third Set of Cheques - $9.1 Million in Total - Sent to Blue Box Municipalities (December 29, 2004)

Stewardship Ontario mailing $4.5 million to "Blue Box" municipalities October 1 (September 30, 2004)

Eco Enterprises Quebec will be industry funding organization in Quebec (June 22, 2004)

First Cheques to Ontario "Blue Box" Programs on June 1, 2004 (May 31, 2004)

Quebec Publishes Blue Box Funding Regulations (March 24, 2004)

LCBO provides $4 million to cover beverage alcohol containers recycling costs (March 3, 2004)

Waste Diversion Ontario and Stewardship Ontario to Host Public Consultation Workshops (February 12, 2004)

Stewardship Ontario Announces Two January 21st Workshops to Help Industry Understand and Comply with New Ontario Blue Box Funding Obligations (January 9, 2004)

Industry applauds Ontario Minister of the Environment's approval of Blue Box Program Plan (December 23, 2003)

McGuinty Government Builds on Success of Blue Box Program (December 22, 2003)

Collecte sélective Québec publishes update on progress of Bill 102 (October 2003)

Ontario Election Call Will Likely Delay Blue Box Program Plan Approval (September 11, 2003)

Waste Diversion Ontario announces appointment of new Executive Director (March 31, 2003)

Blue Box Program Plan Now Posted on Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Environmental Bill of Rights Registry (March 27, 2003)

Canada's consumer electronics and information technology industries join forces to create Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (EPS Canada)/Backgrounder (March 2003)

CSR Named Secretariat to New IFO (October 3, 2002)