tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post8400381680021133781..comments2023-06-27T08:28:42.184-07:00Comments on Home on the Hill: The Media Is the MessageArt Blomquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-65604803871817244212008-04-24T13:33:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:33:00.000-07:00...food for thought especially as we have just pas......food for thought especially as we have just passed Earth Day. (Too bad we only give the Earth "a day" really...) <BR/><BR/>Europe has passed “extended producer responsibility” laws that require manufacturers to be responsible for their packaging and products - from creation to disposal. It’s a model Canada should follow.<BR/><BR/>Write Industry Minister David Emerson and let him know that you expect Canadian manufacturers to redesign their products so that all components (packaging included) can either be re-used, reduced and/or recycled. <BR/><BR/>Then we can work on the UN taking notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-47281111469659971322008-04-24T06:57:00.000-07:002008-04-24T06:57:00.000-07:00the buck stops here I always say. And overpackagi...the buck stops here I always say. And overpackaging has been a personal fav rant of mine for years. Now as my arthritis kicks into high gear, the packaging has even more challenge. So, buy unwrapped, bulk, whatever as often as we can I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com