single-use plastics

An alarming new study finds that infant feces contain 10 times more polyethylene terephthalate (polyester) than an adult’s.

Environmental experts are praising Montreal's decision to ban some kinds of single-use plastics, but they say Canada is still a long way from being plastic-free despite government promises. 

What the average person rarely thinks about is the massive impact PPE is having on the already vast waste stream of plastic, particularly in industrialized societies, writes columnist Warren Bell.

Israel's government on Monday, July 19, 2021, put forward a plan to double taxes on single-use plastics in a bid to reduce the proliferation of the environmentally harmful products.

The fast-fashion boom is fuelling a rise in the use of synthetic fibres made from fossil fuels, study shows.

This isn’t about banning plastic, which will remain a useful part of our lives, writes federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. It’s about responsibly managing plastic so it stops polluting our environment.

Plastic may now be considered toxic under Canada’s environmental law, but the hard work of reducing single-use plastics and improving recycling still lies ahead.

A new project out of McGill University and the National Film Board of Canada called PIVOT aims to raise awareness about what small- and medium-sized operations across the country are doing to be sustainable.

Plastic is now considered toxic under Canada’s primary environmental law — the Canadian Environmental Protection Act — the Trudeau government announced Wednesday.

The government has said that this listing is a “necessary regulatory step” before it can enact new rules changing how plastic products are designed, manufactured and thrown out, in order to cut down on the plastic pollution that clogs rivers and oceans.

The British Columbia government has approved single-use plastics bans in four more communities.

The world is now producing half a trillion plastic water bottles every year, and only nine per cent of all plastic ever produced has been recycled.

A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded on Thursday, January 30, 2020, that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is harmful.

A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bags

It was a recent trip to Australia during the country's devastating wildfires that got Paul Winston thinking seriously about changing his globetrotting habits.