Education Nanoplastics study receives $1 million grant June 2, 2021 Professor Daniel G. Cyr will be among the first to research this issue
Municipal Waste Toronto unveils plastic waste reduction strategy May 31, 2021 Report recommends a Voluntary Measures Program (VMP) as the first stage of reduction strategy
Associations Group to challenge feds labeling plastic as ‘toxic’ May 28, 2021 The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition (RPUC) is pursuing legal action against the federal government. On May 12 the Canadian government added all “plastic manufactured items” to Schedule 1, the…
Circular Economy Pyrowave wins Quebec investment May 25, 2021 Pyrowave received an investment from the Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the Fonds)
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Solving packaging and food waste through government – industry collaboration May 21, 2021 One of the greatest risks facing industry today is well-intended though poorly conceived policies. Poorly conceived policies have the potential to worsen the issue(s) that they seek to address. This…
Micro-plastic Lung cells affected by microplastics, researchers find May 14, 2021 Florida State University researchers looking at what inhalation and ingestion of these tiny particles can do to humans on the cellular level
Plastics Michelin creates tire fibre using enzymatic recycling April 23, 2021 Tested and applied Carbios’s enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, creating a high-tenacity tire fibre
Micro-plastic Free academy to provide ocean plastics education April 22, 2021 Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) has launched EPIC Academy, a free online program that will provide knowledge about ocean plastic pollution
Business Operations CarbonLite files for bankruptcy protection March 9, 2021 CarbonLite Holdings LLC, has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
Micro-plastic Study finds microplastics pervasive in Pennsylvania March 8, 2021 Microplastics in 100 percent of samples taken from 50 rivers, lakes and streams in Pennsylvania
