Canada
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Toronto Zoo partners with Compass Group to reduce daily plastic usage
CANADA – The Toronto Zoo has teamed up with food service provider Compass Group Canada to lower the single-use plastics used in its daily operations.…
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McMaster University researchers develop pathogen-detecting packaging tray for food safety
CANADA – Researchers at McMaster University have successfully created a packaging tray with the capability to detect dangerous pathogens such as Salmonella in packages of…
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Wildpack Beverage records strong revenue growth up to US$35.4M in FY22
CANADA – Vancouver-based beverage company Wildpack has reported a total revenue of US$35.4 million (C$46.7m) in the financial year 2022 (FY22), up from US$28.28m in…
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British Columbia announces new regulations to tackle single-use plastics items
CANADA – The government of British Columbia (BC) has announced new provincial regulation to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use plastic waste, as part of its broader ‘CleanBC…
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Mondi to acquire West Fraser Timber’s Hinton pulp mill for US$5M
CANADA – UK-based sustainable packaging company Mondi has revealed plans to acquire the 250 000 t/y Hinton Pulp mill in Alberta, Canada, from forestry company…
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Canada Plastics Pact welcomes Tata Consumer Products to its ever-expanding network
CANADA – Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) is pleased to welcome Tata Consumer Products to its expanding network of stakeholders in Q2 of 2023. Tata Consumer…
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CKF commissions new production line at its Langley facility to scale production
CANADA – Diversified packaging products manufacturer CKF has opened a new production line at its pulp manufacturing facility in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. To mark…
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Canada prints health warnings on individual cigarettes, first to do so
CANADA – The government of Canada has introduced mandatory health warnings on tobacco use to be printed on individual cigarettes from August this year, becoming…
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Atlas goes for Resolute’ Forest Products’ assets in Thunder Bay mill
CANADA – Atlas Holdings’ affiliate has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Resolute FP Canada’s paper mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The deal is subject…
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Canadian regulator recommends easing restrictions on cannabis packaging
CANADA – The Competition Bureau Canada has made recommendations to ease restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjust limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component…