In a setback for the zero-waste movement, single-use plastics are seeing a resurgence during the new coronavirus pandemic.

Coffee chains in the country have been keen to create more sustainable packaging as well. Tim Hortons recently introduced a recyclable lid, while Starbucks says it is working to eliminate plastic straws globally by 2020.

The program will bring New Brunswick on board with similar programs operating in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 

A news conference, inauguration and guided tour will take place Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Some buyers are complaining the bulky packaging for newly legalized cannabis is environmentally unfriendly, but producers say government guidelines are to blame.

Outside of a Montreal cannabis store, what caught people off guard was the amount of packaging used to pack the marijuana.

The most commonly mislabelled fish was snapper, with 31 of 34 samples incorrectly identified. Fish sold as snapper or red snapper, the study said, is often a cheaper fish such as tilapia.

Health Canada's regulations surrounding the type of packaging cannabis will be sold in has at least one Kelowna businessman, who hopes to sell recreational marijuana once it's legalized, speaking out.

The UN health agency says "plain packaging" on tobacco products has shown to be an effective complement to health warnings, advertising restrictions, and curbs on misleading packaging to help save lives.