July 4, 2024

Written by Emily Chung for the CBC

"Emily Alfred, waste campaigner for the Toronto Environmental Alliance, said the group thinks it's essential for companies that make packaging to take responsibility for the garbage they produce, and getting cups into the recycling system is a good move.

But she added, "I don't think it's going to make a huge difference." She said she thinks provincial targets for recycling under the new blue box regulations are too low.

She noted that many things that are already recyclable, such as plastic bottles, are still widely thrown in the trash and littered.

Alfred worries that making disposable cups recyclable may take the pressure off companies to find better solutions."

Full article here:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/coffee-cup-recycling-1.7254058