• Ontario Introducing Changes to Improve Blue Box Program

  Source: Ontario - Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
  Date: 2026-10-23 18:14:00.0
  Tags: [Ontario, Environment, Economy, Governance]

  The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is proposing legislative and regulatory changes to the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act and Ontario's Blue Box Regulation (O. Reg. 391/21) to increase transparency, accountability, and cost predictability for producers operating provincewide recycling services. The proposed changes will allow the province to regulate contract terms and fees between producer responsibility organizations (PROs) and producers, establish clearer reporting requirements, set service and bin allocation standards, explore collection of flexible plastics, and replace the current program administrator with a new independent administrator. These actions build upon prior cost-stabilization measures enacted in September 2025 to mitigate economic pressures on businesses amidst potential U.S. tariffs.

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• Carney to co-host UN event with European Commission chief von der Leyen

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-23 12:24:25.0
  Tags: [National, Trade, Economy, Environment, Climate, Governance]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney is co-hosting the OceanEye International Alliance event at the United Nations General Assembly alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to foster data-sharing and collaboration on ocean observation. The engagement follows European Commission proposals for Canada to attain associate member status, coming amid fractured trade negotiations between Canada and the United States under President Donald Trump. The summit marks Carney's first diplomatic visit to the United States since bilateral trade discussions broke down the previous month.

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