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.

The first step in the process requires a scientific assessment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

“We don’t want to say ‘continue recycling your plastic bags’ when we’re not certain that they’re ever going to find a home.”

The Heft Energy Bag Pilot Project aims to divert plastic away from landfills by giving Londoners a third recycling option, aside from paper and plastic.

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

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

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