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Bans
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CME raises concerns over federal plastics ban
Calls on the government to ensure that it identifies and addresses, in partnership with industry, potential negative impacts
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TOMRA calls for global plastic action
ASKER, Norway – TOMRA has backed calls for a United Nations treaty to address global plastic pollution. The Norway-headquartered company has signed an international corporate manifesto, The Business Call for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, which calls on governments…
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Tim Hortons steps up to plastics ban
TORONTO – Tim Hortons says it is in the process of introducing paper straws in its 4,000 restaurants in Canada and plans to complete the transition from plastic by early 2021. Almost 90 Tim Hortons restaurants in and near Vancouver…
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Plastics association questions Canada’s ban
Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) president and CEO Tony Radoszewski warned Canada’s new regulation banning single use plastics contradicts established science and could undermine the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a statement Radoszewski said: “The action being taken by the…
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Covid-19 has resurrected single-use plastics
Are they back to stay?
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Three reasons why banning plastic bags is problematic
The entire story of their effects must be more closely considered
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Canadians want feds to fulfill plastics ban
OTTAWA – The vast majority – 86 percent – of Canadians want the government to fulfill its commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics by 2021. This compares to a similar survey conducted in 2019 that found 81 percent of Canadians…
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As cities grow, the Internet of Things can help us get on top of the waste crisis
The Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to develop smarter and more effective ways of managing and reducing waste
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The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it
Here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country
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ERI boss applauds Basel hazardous waste ban
NEW YORK – John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ERI, a recycler of electronic waste and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has issued a statement applauding the Basel Ban Amendment’s passage into international law. The Amendment, adopted by the Parties…