By the government’s own accounting, its net-zero plastics campaign will cost more than it will save in waste management costs.
single-use plastics
October 5, 2022
1:42PM
Alternatives to single-use plastics actually have worse impacts on the environment.
September 7, 2022
12:13PM
The government wants Canadians to “bring their own containers" to restaurants.
June 27, 2022
9:06AM
Ninety-nine per cent of plastics used in Canada are disposed of safely via recycling, incineration or landfilling.
January 20, 2022
9:24AM
Paper manufacturing uses more energy than manufacturing plastic.
August 12, 2021
10:00AM
Approximately 93 per cent of all plastics dumped into the sea come from 10 rivers in Asia and Africa.
June 30, 2021
9:02AM
Refined petroleum and synthetic products have reduced demand for whales, trees and human labour in many forms.
October 14, 2020
4:26PM
Canada’s ban will have virtually no impact on plastic waste in the ocean.
July 5, 2019
10:11AM
Prime Minister Trudeau recently proposed a federal ban on certain single-use plastics.