Plastics jeopardize our health and Canada must help push for a solution
Though the Canadian government has begun working domestically to address plastic pollution, we need it to lead by example.
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Leading the charge for a Global Plastics Treaty
The inconvenient truth remains: plastic production is not only ongoing but expanding, fuelled by government subsidies.
We never stopped saying goodbye to single-use plastics
Recycling alone will not eliminate plastic waste. We must trace the life cycle of plastics to create a circular plastics economy.
‘The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work’
According to a new report, plastic bag bans can eliminate nearly 300 single-use plastic bags per person per year.
UN chief and Indian PM launch individual and collective climate action program
The Indian government's flagship program to encourage individual and collective action on climate was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the United Nations Secretary-General on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
New York plastic bag ban comes into effect, but not without bickering
Campaigners hail move against environmentally damaging bags though small-business concerns mean many will remain
Victoria court won't hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
The mayor of Victoria says she's disappointed Canada's highest court won't reconsider a lower-court ruling that stopped her city from regulating single-use plastic bags.
Nova Scotia premier calls new emissions targets most aggressive in country
Nova Scotia's Liberal government has passed legislation setting new emissions targets Premier Stephen McNeil is defending as the most aggressive in the country.
Victoria to ask Supreme Court to review overturned bylaw banning plastic bags
The City of Victoria will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review a court decision that overturned its business bylaw banning single-use plastic bags.
Manitoba premier promises plastic bag ban, liquor delivery in second term
Manitoba may become the next province to ban single-use plastic bags to help the environment.
Sobeys to remove plastic bags from all stores next year as grocers go green
Shoppers at Sobeys Inc. grocery stores will soon need to bring their own totes or lug their purchases home in paper bags as the chain moves to phase out plastic bags by February 2020.
Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court
British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister.
B.C. judge approves Victoria's plastic bag bylaw going into effect in July
The mayor of Victoria is hailing a court victory allowing the city to enact a bylaw that will prohibit grocery stores from offering or selling plastic bags to shoppers.
P.E.I. passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
Prince Edward Island could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private member's bill passed third reading on Friday, June 8, 2018, morning.