Reflecting on a busy year This last year has proceeded at a frenetic pace as CSSA has continued its work to consolidate and coordinate packaging and printed paper stewardship programs on a national scale. We have completed the company build, consolidated existing provincial entities under one umbrella, and started to... Read More
Marketing strategist, Gina Carr once identified Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as the key strategic differentiator for the 21st century. Jed Emerson, a leader in the field of strategic philanthropy, talks about the concept of Blended Value—the powerful combination of social and fiscal responsibility. According to these experts, it is no... Read More
All of us at CSSA, and across our family of recycling organizations, want to extend our wishes for a happy holiday season and thank you for your support this year, The vision of a steward-led and funded organization tasked with bringing harmonization to the multiple packaging and printed paper stewardship... Read More
CSSA Annual Steward Meeting – Highlights CSSA held its inaugural annual steward meeting on October 31, 2013. It was our first opportunity to demonstrate an early benefit of CSSA harmonization – one annual meeting, rather than three for each stewardship organization – saving the 350 attendees time and money. See... Read More
CSSA’s Annual National Meeting for Stewards of Packaging and Printed Paper Programs in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance (CSSA) and our family of recycling organizations held its first annual national meeting for stewards of packaging and printed paper programs in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario on October 31,... Read More
Register for CSSA’s National Meeting for Stewards of Packaging and Printed Paper Programs in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. Canadian 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... Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) describes the comprehensive obligation that Canadian businesses have to reduce the environmental impact of their products and packaging. Under the EPR model of cradle-to-grave product management, a producer’s responsibility spans the entire product management lifecycle, because that responsibility is extended to the post-consumer phase. This obligation encompasses... Read More
Multi-Material Stewardship Western (MMSW) submitted its Waste Packaging and Paper (WPP) Stewardship Plan to the Ministry of Environment on August 2, ahead of the August 6 deadline that was specified in The Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations. Waste Packaging and Paper Stewardship Plan, August 1 – Submitted to... Read More
Allen Langdon has been appointed managing director of Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC) effective July 15, 2013. To accept this new role, Mr. Langdon has resigned from his position as Vice President, Sustainability for the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and stepped down from his position as MMBC Chair. Mr. Langdon... Read More