Plastic Waste

• Metro Vancouver residents trashed more than 500 million pieces of PPE last year, report finds

  The report from Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Committee found that the region's residents tossed out an average of 194 items of personal protective equipment each in 2020.

  Health

  Mar 13
• Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough installs recycling boxes for disposable masks

  Borough Mayor Alan DeSousa deemed it a fairly low-tech solution to a very 2020 problem.

  Health

  Nov 11, 2020
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• Canada’s unilateral ban on single-use plastics would go against spirit of CUSMA: critics

  The Washington-based Plastics Industry Association added its voice this week to a chorus of complaints about the proposal to ban some single use plastics.

  Canada

  Oct 10, 2020
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• Researchers determining microplastic levels in South Saskatchewan River

  Toxicologist Markus Brinkmannn partnered with South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards to determine microplastic levels in different areas along the river.

  Environment

  Aug 14, 2020
• Environmentalists say coronavirus fears have led to major setback on plastic pollution

  "To date there are zero cases of (surface contact) transmission. Systems for reusable and refill are proven to be safe and sanitary," said a spokesperson for the Surfrider Foundation.

  Environment

  Jul 15, 2020
• Residents, retailers welcome new motion to ban plastic bags in Regina

  Regina City Councillor Bob Hawkins' motion to draft a plastic bag ban bylaw passed unanimously Wednesday.

  Environment

  May 29, 2020
• Action needed now as microplastics accumulate in Great Lakes, Ontario researcher says

  An Ontario researcher is calling on society to take swift action to solve the growing problem of plastics accumulating in the Great Lakes.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2019
• 4 in 5 British Columbians support a federal ban on single use plastic: poll

  In June, the federal Liberal government proposed a ban on "harmful" single-use plastics across the country by 2021.

  Environment

  Nov 21, 2019
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• Easy ways to cut your family’s plastic waste

  Many Canadian families want to cut down on their plastic waste but struggle to find realistic, practical ways to make it happen.

  Environment

  Nov 5, 2019
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• New device catches trash in rivers before it reaches oceans: Dutch inventor

  The vessel is designed to be moored in rivers and has a nose shaped to deflect away larger floating debris like tree trunks.

  Environment

  Oct 26, 2019