'If you go into the woods and you cut down one tree and you do that in a respectful way once a year, the forest can handle that.'

“They say by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish – I don’t like that fact."

The move came after the B.C. Court of Appeal struck down the City of Victoria's plastic bag ban in 2019, saying the municipality needed the province's go-ahead to enact it.

The report, which compares two national surveys, gauged Canadian attitudes toward the environmentally unfriendly packaging -- both before and after the coronavirus crisis.

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

"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.

"It's another plague, unfortunately. It's another plastic plague that we're facing now," said Dr. Hilary Nash

The person behind a rope recycling project says it's kept over 12,000 pounds of waste out of the Bay of Fundy and is catching attention from other regions.

Heavy rains across the region led to thousands of plastic pellets flowing into the Audley Channel on Annacis Island, spilling over onto the banks.

The move is expected to keep 225 million plastic bags out of circulation each year.