Plenty of low-hanging fruit for feds to pick in curbing consumption of single-use plastics

Part of Canada’s action plan to ensure a green recovery from the pandemic should include incentives for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and researchers to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce and prevent plastic pollution in fresh water, as well as better understand its effects.

Perhaps the most noticeable increase in plastic pollution brought about by COVID-19 has been in the form of single-use personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves.Photograph courtesy of Ocean Cleanup Group

Opinion

BY MICHAEL RENNIE

February 1, 2021

As COVID-19 continues to pummel through many regions of the country, it seems fair to say that there are many aspects of our lives that have changed forever. One important difference seems ...

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