#plastic
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Canadá
Industrial plastic is spilling into Great Lakes, and no one’s regulating it, experts warn
As the people of Toronto flocked to the Lake Ontario waterfront to swim, paddle and generally escape pandemic isolation, Chelsea…
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Hand sanitizers packaged in beverage containers create alcohol poisoning risk: experts
Sherif Mohsen doesn’t consider himself to be the complaining type, but he knew he had to speak up after coming…
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How can we keep takeout containers out of the trash? This restaurateur has a tasty idea
With the rise of apps like UberEats, Foodora and DoorDash, food delivery sales in the country rose between 49 and…
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How a pilot project in Whitby is turning plastic waste into fuel
A pilot project in Whitby, Ont., is using technology to give plastic waste a second life by turning it into…
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GTA
Toronto marina installs experimental floating garbage cans to keep water clean
Coffee cups, cigarette butts, plastic bottles and other trashy items are usually all-too easy to spot floating along most shorelines, but at Toronto’s Outer Harbour…
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This house was built using 600,000 recycled plastic bottles
Joel German says when he and David Saulnier told people their plan to build homes with plastic bottles, “they looked at us like…
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Ban on single-use plastics could be boon for Ontario forestry industry
Northern Ontario forestry producers are hoping the Canadian economy is about to trade plastic for paper. The federal government wants…
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How our waste winds up in places like Malaysia and the Philippines
For the second time in five weeks, an angry government in Asia is demanding Canada take back unwanted waste. First it…
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Canadá
Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic
Malaysia is denouncing Canada’s “irresponsible” export of plastic waste, becoming the second Asian nation to make plans to ship Canadian…
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GTA
Local mosque implements plastic bottle ban to reduce waste during Ramadan
A Scarborough mosque is going green during the month of Ramadan by cutting back on its consumption of single-use plastic.…
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Canadá
Metro grocery stores in Quebec will allow customers to shop with reusable containers
A major Quebec grocery store chain is taking a step toward reducing single-use plastic packaging. Metro has announced that starting…
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Fishing for an alternative to plastic? Fish guts could be a green solution
Tucked away in a fifth floor laboratory, in Memorial University’s chemistry building, Courtney Laprise works on experiments she hopes might…
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82% of Canadians urging government action to tackle plastic pollution: CBC poll
Nine out of 10 respondents to a survey about the impact of plastic waste on the environment say they are concerned or…
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GTA
Roncesvalles resident trying to make ‘a good deal for nature’ by cutting plastic waste
As Tina Soldovieri browses the aisles at her local health food store, she reaches down into her grocery basket, picks…
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Canadá
Ontario government ponders ban on single-use plastics
Ontario is weighing a ban on single-use plastics, which include bags, water bottles and straws. Nearly a tonne of waste…
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How Starbucks and A&W are addressing the plastic problem
Globally, we produce nearly 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, and an estimated eight million of it ends…
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Mundo
Em 2050 pode haver mais plástico que peixes nos oceanos e Bruxelas quer agir
A União Europeia quer investir na modernização dos produtores de plástico e que todos estes resíduos sejam recicláveis até 2030. Confrontada…
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