Tag: plastics
Policy POV: Tackling plastics pollution at home and abroad
The Government of Canada is doing its part to tackle plastic pollution, both at home and abroad, as it helps to chart a roadmap...
New tech can remove microplastics from water with 94 per cent...
University of Waterloo researchers have created a new technology that can remove harmful microplastics from contaminated water with 94 per cent efficiency.
The amount of...
Federal registry proposed to help tackle plastics pollution
The Government of Canada is taking action to reduce plastic pollution and move toward a circular economy addressing the entire lifecycle of plastics, keeping...
Canada Plastics Pact continues to add industry partners
The Canada Plastics Pact has added another five signatory partners so far in 2023, bringing its total to more than 90. The new signatory partners...
Ban on harmful single-use plastics now in effect
Following the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the Government of Canada reaffirmed its commitment to...
Defining Recycling: The first step toward a circular economy for plastics
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Versatility of plastic materials, ease of their manufacturing, and low production cost helped create a world where plastics are ubiquitous....
Read Between the Lines: New rules to strengthen recycling and composting...
New data indicates that moving toward a more circular economy for plastics in Canada could reduce carbon emissions by 1.8 megatonnes annually, generate billions...
Funding gives old plastics new lease on life in B.C.
A $10-million investment in the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund will help grow solutions to reduce plastic pollution, create new products and increase job opportunities...
The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery...
The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However,...
Steps taken toward better recycling and resource recovery across Canada
The Government of Canada is continuing to bring forward new measures to better manage plastic and move towards its goal of zero plastic waste...