Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC) is posting a draft updated list of the packaging and printed paper (PPP) it proposes to collect under the PPP Stewardship Plan. MMBC invites stakeholder discussion prior to finalizing the list of PPP to be collected in May 2014. Click on the following to download the document: Draft Updated List of …
During development of the Packaging and Printed Paper (PPP) Stewardship Plan, MMBC consulted with stakeholders through a series of meetings during the fall of 2012 and by posting a draft PPP Stewardship Plan, hosting a consultation workshop and soliciting written comments on the draft plan. MMBC also developed a website that was launched on October …
Happy New Year! MMBC and its project team set aside the PPP Stewardship Plan for the past couple of weeks to spend time with family and friends and rest up for the busy times ahead. We hope that you too had a great holiday break! The arrival of 2013 is a reminder that time continues …
The core objective of the MMBC PPP program is an environmental one – to maximize the recovery of PPP and maximize the recycling of what is recovered into new products and packaging. Instinctively, one might think that including all printed paper and packaging in the collection system is a reasonable approach to maximizing recycling. However, …
Historically, local governments have been responsible to manage waste generated by their residents. In recent decades, some residential waste has been managed by diverting it from disposal to recycling and composting. As part of this effort, local governments have implemented curbside collection systems for packaging and printed paper (PPP) and organic wastes and drop-off depots …
In 2012, an estimated 405,600 (79%) of the 512,500 multi-family households in BC receive packaging and printed paper (PPP) collection service from local governments or private sector companies. As with other jurisdictions, annual recovery of PPP is lower for multi-family households than for single-family households. Available data suggest that BC multi-family residents recycle an average …
The Draft PPP Stewardship Plan reviewed with stakeholders during the October 29 workshop/webcast was developed with consideration for the information on the current PPP residential collection and recycling system and assessment of the various program design options compiled during the Phase 1 project as well as discussions with stakeholders between November 2011 and October 2012. …
Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC) submitted the Packaging and Printed Paper (PPP) Stewardship Plan and the Consultation Summary for the PPP Stewardship Plan to the Ministry of Environment on November 19, according to the requirements of the Recycling Regulation. Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Plan Consultation Summary for Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Plan Revisions to …
If your company sells packaged goods or provides marketing and printed materials to BC residential consumers, this is a reminder that BC regulations required your company to submit a stewardship plan to the Ministry of Environment, or join a collective plan, by November 19, 2012. Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC), a not-for-profit stewardship agency, has submitted …
Today, local governments are the primary agent for contracting collection and processing of residential packaging and printed paper (PPP) in British Columbia. Under the PPP Stewardship Plan, MMBC will become the primary agent on behalf of its stewards. As proposed in MMBC’s PPP Stewardship Plan, MMBC will have contractual relationships with collectors in order for …
MMBC’s Draft PPP Stewardship Plan proposes that a market clearing price financial incentive be offered for collection of PPP from multi-family (MF) buildings to all types of collectors: public, private and not-for -profit. Unlike the approach for curbside PPP collection services where the financial incentive will be offered to local governments that are currently providing …
Two key factors commonly determine how successful a printed paper and packaging (PPP) recycling program will be in meeting its recovery targets: Simplicity for householders – communicating the materials accepted in the collection system clearly and in a way that residents can easily understand Efficient materials handling – how well the materials can be collected, …
Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC) has posted its Draft Packaging and Printed Paper (PPP) Stewardship Plan and information documents describing how it will collect and recycle PPP in British Columbia (BC) according to the requirements set out in the Recycling Regulation. We are seeking feedback on the draft plan and invite interested parties – producers and …
How do stewards discharge their obligations under the Recycling Regulation in a province with a tremendous amount of existing PPP collection and recycling activity? At its simplest, translating the program delivery principles (described in the previous blog) into practice largely means assuming responsibility for the existing provincial PPP collection system through an inclusive approach for engaging …
BC has a vibrant, diverse, complex and increasingly effective web of relationships that acts as a province-wide reverse supply-chain for moving PPP from BC citizens to recycling end-markets. This reverse supply-chain comprises millions of BC residents served by hundreds of collectors who deliver PPP to dozens of PPP processors who then market the material to …
