Plastic Pollution

• Plastics pollution treaty talks hit impasse on if rules should be binding

  There is an impasse over whether the treaty should reduce the total plastic on Earth and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics.

  Environment

  Dec 2
  
• ‘More robust’: New drone technology being used to clean Ontario’s Great Lakes

  A new drone technology is set to make big waves in Pollution Probe’s mission to clean the Great Lakes of plastic waste and it's starting in Lake Simcoe.

  Environment

  Oct 2
  
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• Nearly 200 fossil fuel, chemical lobbyists to join plastic treaty talks in Ottawa

  Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

  Canada

  Apr 26
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• What UN plastic waste treaty talks in Ottawa want: ‘Won’t recycle our way out’

  The United Nations is hosting its penultimate round of talks to develop a legally binding plastic pollution reduction treaty in Ottawa, with a focus on microplastics.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Ottawa to appeal Federal Court’s overturning of single-use plastic ban

  The Nov. 16 decision said Ottawa had overstepped by labelling all ``plastic manufactured items'' as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2023
• Plastic pollution treaty talks head to Ottawa next year. What’s at stake?

  Nations wrapped up on Sunday a third round of talks in Kenya as part of a five-meeting schedule to hammer out a draft of a treaty to end global plastic pollution.

  Environment

  Nov 20, 2023
• As stores ditch shopping bags, what’s next for Canada’s plastic ban?

  The switch away from single-use plastics has not come without its challenges for businesses looking for sustainable and affordable alternatives.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
• B.C.’s $10M plastics fund aims to spur business to cut pollution, minister says

  The environment minister says B.C. companies are already looking to expand plastics-related recycling opportunities that include electric vehicle batteries and medical equipment.

  Environment

  Aug 9, 2022
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• Will banning single-use plastics impact our health? Here’s what we know

  There is growing evidence that the use of plastic products leads to skin contact, ingestion and inhalation of large amounts of microplastics and toxic substances.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
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• Canada to ban certain single-use plastic imports, manufacturing by year’s end

  The move will also affect single-use plastic straws, stir sticks, cutlery and six-pack rings used to hold cans and bottles together.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2022