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Carton Recycling in Canada
How Can We Do Better?
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Citizen science could help address Canada’s plastic pollution problem
Partnerships between scientists and citizen scientists have produced real world data that have influenced policy changes
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Ontario’s recycling system needs to be overhauled – but let’s do it right
The Minister of the Environment has announced that Ontario is moving ahead to shift Ontario’s Blue Bin program to one fully paid for by manufacturers and producers – also known as an Extended Producer Responsibility system. TEA Waste Campaigner Emily Alfred breaks down what this means for Ontario, the benefits to this approach, and the significant risks if it’s not done right.
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Harmonization to B.C.’s EPR policies could lead to national strategy
Any discussion of a national strategy should focus on which of those polices has proven to be the most effective
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Ontario Blue Box program changes will incentivize producers
Changes will reduce the burden on municipal taxpayers, which currently exceeds $120 million a year
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How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it
Recycling in Australia used to be fairly simple
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To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system
Food production and processing, transport, retail consumption, loss and waste is currently responsible for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Fast fashion lies: Will they really change their ways in a climate crisis?
Apparel consumption is projected to to rise by 63 per cent in the next 10 years. And less than one per cent of all clothing produced globally is recycled.
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Editorial: Wake up and smell the rot
Pulling back the curtain on the recycling industry
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Why Canada’s single-use plastic ban could help the environment and wildlife
Some researchers say the focus on plastic distracts from climate change. The authors feel that we simply do not have the luxury of tackling environmental issues one at a time.
