BC adding $10 million in funding for plastics projects

As part of its 2022 budget, British Columbia will spend nearly $10 million on projects that will reduce the use of new plastic, expand reuse of plastics, and increase the use of post-consumer recycled plastic

Feds launch consultations on labelling and registry for plastics

The federal government is launching consultations to develop rules for recyclability and compostability labelling and to establish a federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products. Environment and climate change…

Why pineapple leaves are a promising candidate to replace plastic materials used in single-use masks

Pineapple leaves contain high levels of cellulose, and thus can be a good alternative to plastic fibres

Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down

Depending on the type of plastic, this label can be very misleading and can lead environmentally conscious consumers astray

Thermochemical recycling can replace fossil raw materials, researchers find

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated that the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic

Plastic waste set to triple by 2060

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report

The federal government’s zero plastic waste policy is a step in the wrong direction

MEI says the policy will hurt the economy without any guarantee of helping the environment

Recycled resins produced for automotive manufacturing

Maip Compounding is releasing a family of compounds for automotive resin manufacturing based on Eastman's molecular recycling technologies

Alberta funds gas-from-plastic project

NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Enerkem Inc. have received funding of $4.5 million from Alberta Innovates. The funding, provided through Alberta Innovates’ Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Economic Recovery…

Here’s how the new global treaty on plastic pollution can help solve this crisis

The first treaty on plastic needs to include quantitative targets and binding measures that facilitate a circular economy