Canada and France establish their own models for recovering packaging waste

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · Waste Age; (United States)

OSTI ID:7236664

Goff, J A

While the tide of a criticism continues to wash over the German Green Dot program, countries in both the European Community (EC) and North America are trying to find their own pieces of legislative dry ground. For Canada, the most recent development in a global sea of packaging proposals is the Canadian Industry Packaging Stewardship Initiative (CIPSI). CIPSI began with a careful study of other countries' environmental policies. The program, originally developed by the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada, was proposed as a method of reducing packaging waste by 50% by the year 2000, through a system based on economic incentives. In essence, the program is a demand-pull, market-driven strategy'' that places heavy emphasis on market development. In 1993 French companies were persuaded'' to devise a system whereby free trade within the EC could coexist with packaging regulations that would protect the environment. The packaging decree permitted a positive balance between environmental and business goals. According to the French plan, any manufacturer, importer, or store-brand retailer who uses packaging for household, consumer product marketing shall be required to contribute to, or provide for, the sound disposal of its packaging waste.

• OSTI ID: 7236664
• Journal Information: Waste Age; (United States), Journal Name: Waste Age; (United States) Vol. 25:5; ISSN WAGEAE; ISSN 0043-1001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
CANADA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EUROPE
FRANCE
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
PACKAGING
PACKAGING RULES
PROCESSING
REGULATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WESTERN EUROPE