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Canada’s upcoming plastic ban will contribute approximately nothing

Can you imagine your life without plastic straws, grocery bags, and cutlery? Well, you should be able to and you’re gonna have. Last week, Environment Minster Jonathan Wilkinson said six single-use plastic products that will be banned by the end of 2021. Among them are the aforementioned items, as well

Sobeys Will No Longer Carry Plastic Bags by February 2020

Look, it’s great that you’re not using plastic straws anymore. But what about the corporations, mmmmaaaannnnnnn? That’s where the real damage is being done. Well, good news, because Canada’s second-largest food retailer has announced it will ditch plastic bags by February 2020. Today we announced that we're eliminating plastic bags

Save the Environment by Not Flushing Your Contacts Down the Drain

Canada and cities from coast to coast have recently taken some encouraging measures to rid the environment of plastic pollution. The manufacture, import, and sale of products that contain plastic microbeads is now prohibited nationwide. As of January 1, single-use plastic bags are banned in Montreal. Next year, Vancouver will ban plastic

Vancouver Will Ban Plastic Straws, Foam Cups and Containers Next Year

Canada’s greenest city is about to get even greener. Vancouver City Council voted yesterday to ban the distribution of plastic straws and foam take-out containers and cups starting in June 2019. The initiative is part of the city’s Zero Waste 2040 strategy. Council also introduced a bylaw to cut back on the