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Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s plan to reach zero plastic waste by 2030 will have virtually no effect on the environment, but will impose high costs on Canadians
June 23, 2022 05:00 ET | Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier this week, the federal government announced the first phase of its plan to reach zero plastic waste by 2030, which will have...
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A Victory for the Oceans: Oceana Canada Celebrates Federal Ban on Six Categories of Single-Use Plastics
June 20, 2022 09:25 ET | Oceana Canada
TORONTO, June 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana Canada is celebrating a significant milestone in the fight to end Canada’s contribution to the global plastic pollution crisis, following today’s...
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Planet Green Starts Petition Against Non-Recyclable Printer Cartridges Flooding Into US, Creating an Environmental Crisis
March 09, 2022 09:00 ET | Planet Green
CHATSWORTH, Calif., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Planet Green, a U.S.-based recycler and remanufacturer of printer cartridges, has launched a petition to gain public support to push state and...
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La pollution plastique générée par les livraisons d’Amazon augmente de 29 % en un an
December 15, 2021 08:00 ET | Oceana Canada
TORONTO, 15 déc. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Un nouveau rapport d’Oceana révèle qu’Amazon a généré environ 271 millions de kg de déchets provenant d’emballages plastiques l’an dernier. Il s’agit...
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Plastic Pollution from Amazon Deliveries Grows by 29% in One Year
December 15, 2021 08:00 ET | Oceana Canada
TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from Oceana reveals that Amazon generated an estimated 271 million kilograms of plastic packaging waste last year. This is a 29 per cent...
Oceana Canada calls out Big Plastic for Deflecting Blame onto Consumers for Plastic Pollution, Prescribes Strong National Single-use Plastic Ban
July 06, 2021 08:00 ET | Oceana Canada
TORONTO, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During Plastic Free July, Oceana Canada is calling on the federal government to put in place a strong ban on harmful single-use plastics that goes beyond...
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Le Canada franchit une première étape vers une réglementation indispensable pour lutter contre la pollution plastique TORONTO, 12 mai 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les groupes de défense de l’environnement saluent la décision du gouvernement canadien d’ajouter les « articles manufacturés en plastique » à l’Annexe 1 de...
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Canada takes first step toward much-needed regulatory action to address plastic pollution TORONTO, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environmental groups applaud Canada's decision today to list “plastic manufactured items” on Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act...
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Les Canadiens souhaitent que le gouvernement fédéral étende l’interdiction des plastiques au-delà des six articles proposés
January 26, 2021 08:30 ET | Oceana Canada
La liste proposée comprend des produits déjà interdits dans certains lieux – les sacs en plastique, les pailles, les bâtonnets à mélanger, les porte-canettes, les ustensiles et certains contenants...
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Canadians want the Federal Government to Ban More Than Six Plastic Items
January 26, 2021 08:30 ET | Oceana Canada
Proposed ban list covers items already out of favour - checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery and some takeout containers - less than one per cent of plastics used here TORONTO,...