Plastics

• Western University researchers develop sustainable packaging substitute using hemp

  The 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.

  Environment

  May 14
  
• Ontario company Friendlier aims to help phase out single-use plastics

  Their 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.

  Environment

  Mar 21
  
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• Recycle BC accepting more items in Central Okanagan

  The 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.

  Environment

  Jan 9
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• Canadians dropping some plastic habits as national ban looms, data suggests

  Statistics 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.

  Environment

  Nov 29, 2022
• Queen’s University researches how to turn carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel

  Transforming carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel is a necessary approach to combating climate change according to Queen's University researchers.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022
• B.C.’s $10M plastics fund aims to spur business to cut pollution, minister says

  The environment minister says B.C. companies are already looking to expand plastics-related recycling opportunities that include electric vehicle batteries and medical equipment.

  Environment

  Aug 9, 2022
• Canada to ban certain single-use plastic imports, manufacturing by year’s end

  The move will also affect single-use plastic straws, stir sticks, cutlery and six-pack rings used to hold cans and bottles together.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2022
• The shoe that turns into an apple tree: Toronto designer eliminating plastics, one step at a time

  Thirty-three-year-old Luc Houle not only sees shoes as a way to protect our feet, but the planet, too.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2021
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• N.S. government may delay plastic bag ban, seeking ‘public health direction’

  Nova Scotia government expected to deliver updates on the plastic bag ban in the coming weeks.

  Environment

  Sep 30, 2020
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• Mutant enzyme could break down plastic bottles for recycling in hours, scientists say

  According to researchers, the improved enzyme breaks down 90 per cent of plastic bottles for recycling within a span of 10 hours.

  Environment

  Apr 12, 2020