Tag: plastic pollution
The Government of Canada seeks feedback to tackle plastic pollution
Gatineau, QC - Plastic pollution litters our beaches, parks, streets, shorelines, and other places Canadians value. Its harmful impacts on nature and wildlife must...
Oceana Canada unveils roadmap to cut 1/3 of Canada’s single-use plastic...
Toronto – Canada can reduce its single-use plastic each year by one-third, or 720,000 tonnes – equivalent to the size of 6000 blue whales– according...
PortsToronto launches canadian debut of WasteShark aquadrone
Toronto - PortsToronto, in partnership with RanMarine Technology, today launched a pilot program that saw two WasteShark aquadrones make their Canadian debut in the...
Richmond, B.C., unveils west coast’s first river trash skimmer
Richmond, B.C. - The City of Richmond is taking its own steps to reduce the amount of waste in waterways with the installation of...
Ocean Legacy Foundation launches updated EPIC Academy and expands global education...
VANCOUVER – Ocean Legacy Foundation (“OLF”), a Canadian non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution emergency response programs, with the goal to...
Ocean Legacy Foundation partners with TELUS to advance global education on...
Vancouver – Ocean Legacy Foundation (“OLF”), a Canadian non-profit organization that develops and implements worldwide plastic pollution emergency response programs, with the goal to...
Top five Great Lakes stories of 2021
1. Canada and Ontario mark 50th anniversary of Great Lakes agreement
The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement...
Researcher investigating impact of plastic pollution on deep-sea organisms
Plastic pollution is reaching the deepest depths of the ocean and the impact of these contaminants on marine life that live in these high-pressure...
Ministers collaborate for action on marine pollution
Many countries, including Canada, are calling for an ambitious, legally binding agreement on plastics, emphasizing the urgency of coordinated global action to address the...
Single-use plastic bottle waste the focus of new multi-media exhibit
Did you know that it can take over 450 years for a single plastic water bottle to decompose? Meanwhile, one million single-use plastic water...
