China Plastics Ban

• Canada’s recycling industry is on life-support. Here’s how to fix it

  B.C. is the only place in Canada where producers pay for and run the recycling system, and the success is evident. But is it enough — or is it also time for governments to step in?

  Canada

  May 1, 2019
  
• The losing economics of recycling: Canada’s green industry is deep in the red

  In today’s bleak new reality, the price for recyclables — things like plastic, paper and aluminum — has tanked. The business model was feasible before. Now, it’s a burden.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2019
  
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• The world is facing a massive pile-up of plastic trash

  Plastic waste is piling up around the globe after China stopped accepting nearly half of the world's shipments of recyclables.

  Environment

  Jun 21, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Canada needs to change recycling approach to find new markets

  Cities around the world are facing stockpiles of supposedly valuable recyclables following China's ban on plastic waste.

  Jan 4, 2018