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Is plastic-free plastic even possible?

October 9, 2023
Earlier this year, I was shopping at my local Loblaws supermarket when a box of doughnuts caught my eye. It wasn’t the icing and…
Tags: Plastic Consumption, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste
Publication: CBC
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Clouds now contain plastic, risking contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’

October 8, 2023
Airborne plastic particles found in cloud water …
Tags: Environmental Impact, Microplastic, Plastic Pollution
Publication: The Independent
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The Secret Life of Plastic

October 3, 2023
What happens to our trash once we’ve done our duty and tossed it into the right bin? …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastics
Publication: Walrus
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Shampoos and soaps are mostly water. Here’s why you should buy them without it.

October 3, 2023
Looking around my bathroom a few years ago, I noticed two things. Almost everything came in a plastic container. And despite being labeled soap,…
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Single-Use Plastics
Publication: The Washington Post
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How global plastic policies could slash virgin plastic production by 30 per cent by 2040

September 19, 2023
Report highlights 15 policies that could drive major decrease in plastic use around the world – but will governments adopt them as part of…
Tags: Environment Conservation, Plastic Pollution, Plastic Production
Publication: Business Green
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Companies are claiming to be ‘plastic neutral.’ Is it greenwashing?

September 11, 2023
Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic. …
Tags: Carbon Credits, Greenwashing, Plastic Pollution
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Indonesia Cracks Down on Imports of Contaminated Plastic Waste

August 14, 2023
The country’s experience offers a window into the complex challenge of stemming a global tide of unrecyclable plastic. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Waste, Sustainable Waste Management
Publication: Undark
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How microplastics are making their way into our farmland

August 13, 2023
Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soils. …
Tags: Environmental Impact, Microplastic, Plastic Pollution
Publication: The Conversation
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What is a Nurdle?

August 10, 2023
Plastic pellets are polluting our beaches and waterways …
Tags: Environmental Impact, Nurdle, Plastic Pollution
Publication: Ocean Conservancy
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International Plastic Overshoot Day: Which countries are best at recycling the polluting material?

July 28, 2023
Today is International Plastic Overshoot Day: the point at which humans can no longer properly manage the plastic waste we produce annually. …
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste
Publication: Euronews Green
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House Paint Has a Microplastic Problem

July 19, 2023
Over the course of the 20th century, lead in paint was replaced by plastic. It’s time for the next alternative. …
Tags: Microplastic, Paint, Plastic Pollution
Publication: Bloomberg
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False ‘greenwash’ solutions won’t help — we need to eliminate our use of plastics

July 18, 2023
The good news about plastic pollution is that public awareness has become widespread of the gravity and harm of pollution by this now-ubiquitous manmade…
Tags: Greenwashing, Plastic Consumption, Plastic Pollution
Publication: The Hill
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