single-use plastic

In lieu of clear legislation, many individuals, communities and environmental groups are banding together to sue the makers of single-use plastic products, looking to address the gap with litigation.

Though the Canadian government has begun working domestically to address plastic pollution, we need it to lead by example.

The inconvenient truth remains: plastic production is not only ongoing but expanding, fuelled by government subsidies.

Recycling alone will not eliminate plastic waste. We must trace the life cycle of plastics to create a circular plastics economy. 

According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.

A Montreal municipal bylaw banning the use of single-use plastic items comes into effect today, with glasses, stir sticks, straws and utensils among the items that will be prohibited.

On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients.

British Columbia is increasing the types of items it accepts for recycling in its residential blue box program. 

Ottawa's ban on a handful of single-use plastic items is cause for celebration, but bigger changes are required from government and consumers to stem plastic waste, especially at Christmas, a pollution expert says.

A report by environmental group Oceana has found that plastic waste from Amazon packages went up by 18% last year, but Amazon says it has reduced its use of single-use plastic across its network.

Alberta has sided with a coalition of major plastic producers suing to stop the federal government’s efforts to reduce plastic pollution. 

U.K. households recycle just 12 per cent of single-use plastic, according to a new survey by Greenpeace.

A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playground pollution free, says Tofino Mayor Dan Law.

The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled.

“Not changing their menus makes everything else look like window dressing,” said Jennifer Molidor, a senior food campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity.