Breadcrumb Links Columnists Canada Publication date : December 10, 2022 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read 12 comments The federal government plans to ban some commonly used plastic items, including straws. Photo by fullempty /iStock/Getty Images Content of the article The Trudeau government’s plan to eliminate plastic waste in Canada by 2030 is …
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The first round of negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution ended in a split over whether goals and efforts should be global and mandatory, or voluntary and country-led. More than 2,000 delegates from 160 countries gathered in Uruguay for the first of five scheduled sessions of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), a …
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Canadians appear to be slowly reducing their use of straws and plastic grocery bags ahead of a nationwide ban on these items taking effect next month, according to new statistics. The Canadian government is seeking to reduce indoor plastic pollution by the end of the decade as negotiations for a formal plastics management treaty begin …
There are an estimated 50-75 trillion plastic particles in the world’s oceans and an additional 8-10 million tonnes are added each year, with catastrophic impacts on wildlife and marine ecosystems. The damage caused to these ecosystems by plastic pollution results in economic losses estimated at between $500 and $2.5 trillion per year. But the costs …
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Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Chapter 3 of the project is presented by Holcim. Hold your pee when it rains – Brussels can’t cope with extra sewage flows during …
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L&P may drop brown and go light in the future. Photo/Getty The brown L&P bottle is one of the most classic pieces of New Zealand iconography, but after 115 years New Zealanders should prepare for a big change in how the product looks on our shelves. In the new episode of the NZ Herald’s science …
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Following the collapse of Redcycle’s soft plastics recycling scheme, many Australians are now wondering what they can do with their used plastic items. So, with the ability to drop off soft plastics in large supermarkets now gone, what should Australians do with them? Here’s what you need to know. Following the collapse of Redcycle’s soft …
Key points Sustainability advocates say REDcycle’s suspension of operations should be a wake-up call to reduce reliance on soft plastics. Only a small proportion of the flexible plastics used in Australia have been recycled through the scheme. The founder of Plastic Free July says the use and regulation of plastic production is necessary. The woman …
The collapse of Australialargest soft plastic recycling program last week amid secret storage revelations revealed serious flaws in recycling supply chains and undermined customer confidence in these systems. But it also highlights a wider problem: Australia’s undying appetite for single-use plastics, which appears to have only increased in recent years despite a wave of new …
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