On December 2, 2008, Toronto City Council took bold action to reduce retail in-store packaging and to ultimately ensure that the materials used are recyclable in the City’s Blue Bin recycling program.
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Background information, including staff reports, Committee and Council decisions and media releases

• Update on City's time lines for packaging reduction polices as noted in the Staff Report of October 19, 2009 called Potential Changes to the Waste Diversion Act, 2002, and the Blue Box Program Plan and Impacts on Hot Drink Cup and Plastic Take-out Food Containers

• News Release and Backgrounder: December 2, 2008

• City Council Decision Document (pages 90-96), December 1,2,3, 2008

• Public Works & Infrastructure Committee Decision Document (pages 1-7), November 12, 2008

• Staff Report: Public Works & Infrastructure November 12, 2008 meeting