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Paper recycling and organics collection represent almost 70% of Canada’s waste diversion efforts

By Canadian Packaging staff   

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PPEC’s John Mullinder provides insight on Canada’s growing paper recycling and waste diversion success.

Paper recycling continues to dominate Canada’s waste diversion efforts, representing almost 40% of total material diversion in 2014, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. Organics followed at 30 per cent. The next largest categories, on a weight basis, were metals and construction, renovation, and demolition materials.

The biggest change in tonnage terms since 2002 has been the big increase in organic . . . Read the rest HERE.

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