Plastics
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Talks conclude over a global plastic pollution treaty. What to knowThe Canadian-hosted talks, which opened last week and lasted into early Tuesday morning, marked the final day of the fourth round of talks.CanadaApr 30
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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.EnvironmentNov 20, 2023
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Western University researchers develop sustainable packaging substitute using hempThe lack of recycling and the global microplastics pollution crisis led a Western University professor and her team to find a degradable 'plastic' to solve the problem.EnvironmentMay 14, 2023
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Ontario company Friendlier aims to help phase out single-use plasticsTheir company has already washed nearly half a million plastic containers, but Friendlier hopes to scrub more and expand their operations as Canada phases out single-use plastics.EnvironmentMar 21, 2023
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Recycle BC accepting more items in Central OkanaganThe change bolsters the accepted material list to include items that are used as packaging or for a single use but were purchased as a product.EnvironmentJan 9, 2023
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Canadians dropping some plastic habits as national ban looms, data suggestsStatistics Canada said that in 2021, 97 per cent of Canadians used their own reusable bags or containers when grocery shopping, up only slightly from 96 per cent in 2019.EnvironmentNov 29, 2022
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Queen’s University researches how to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable fuelTransforming carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel is a necessary approach to combating climate change according to Queen's University researchers.CanadaOct 20, 2022
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B.C.’s $10M plastics fund aims to spur business to cut pollution, minister saysThe environment minister says B.C. companies are already looking to expand plastics-related recycling opportunities that include electric vehicle batteries and medical equipment.EnvironmentAug 9, 2022
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Canada to ban certain single-use plastic imports, manufacturing by year’s endThe move will also affect single-use plastic straws, stir sticks, cutlery and six-pack rings used to hold cans and bottles together.EnvironmentJun 20, 2022
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The shoe that turns into an apple tree: Toronto designer eliminating plastics, one step at a timeThirty-three-year-old Luc Houle not only sees shoes as a way to protect our feet, but the planet, too.CanadaOct 25, 2021
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