Plastic

• Small steps to help guide families to greener living

  A mother and green blogger wants families to think twice about throwing anything out while spring cleaning.

  Environment

  May 25
• Montreal non-profit creates biodegradable COVID-19 face masks

  Scientists at one research company based in Montreal's West Island say they have come up with a greener way to protect ourselves against the coronavirus.

  Environment

  Mar 6
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• Small business gives plastic new purpose inside Edmonton garage

  Edmonton's Corey Saban sees the potential in plastic and is working inside his garage to transform discarded materials into something more useful.

  Environment

  Jan 7
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• Real or fake Christmas tree? Why environmentalists say the real thing is the way to go

  '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.'

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2020
• Eastern Passage woman creates Halloween decorations from trash found on N.S. shorelines

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

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2020
• B.C. approves cities’ single-use plastic bans, extends bottle deposits to milk containers

  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.

  Sep 12, 2020
• Once the ‘enemy,’ Canadians rediscovering plastic packaging due to COVID-19 fears: study

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

  Consumer

  Aug 28, 2020
• 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
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• 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
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• Plastic waste from personal protective equipment — the other coronavirus ‘plague’

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

  Environment

  Jun 7, 2020