Reducing Plastics (CONT’D FROM PAGE 16)
one of the most widely recycled materials. Not only do consumers have access to residential recy- cling programs that accept paper-based packaging – the majority of Canadians have access to recycling for cor- rugated cardboard, paper bags, and boxboard as deter- mined through an independent third-party study – but the infrastructure and end markets are also in place to ensure paper packaging materials can actually be recycled.
• Kelloggs trials a new tube made of paper for its Pring- les chips It should be noted that while these initiatives are posi- tive, their success hinges on the role of the consumer, and will only be beneficial if consumers do their part by recy- cling to allow those materials to be reused, so that they can be made into new paper-based packaging, again and again. And we expect to see continued moves from plastics to paper-based packaging in the wake of regulatory and corporate initiatives. In fact, a study from the Society for Packaging Research showed that corrugated cardboard could replace 21% of plastic packaging. But as governments and businesses navigate their way around how to meaningfully reduce the use of plas- tic packaging and waste, we are seeing more discussions unfold on what “recyclable” means, confusion surrounding the term “single-use,” and misleading statements about paper-based packaging. Most materials can technically be recycled if given the right conditions, such as access to recycling, collection, processing, and, most importantly, the existence of estab- lished end markets, which allow recycled materials to be bought and used in place of virgin materials. That doesn’t mean those conditions exist for all materials consistently or at scale. But they do exist for paper packaging, which is
These conditions have been in place for years, which is why paper packaging makes up a large proportion of residential Blue Box recycling programs across Canada. It’s all part of the Canadian paper packaging industry’s long-standing circular economy. PPEC members have been using recycled content as their primary feedstock for decades, it’s an inherent part of their business model.
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