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The City of Regina is warning that residential recycling contamination has reached 18 per cent which is triple the allowed limit. Using AI-powered cameras on collection trucks, the city is identifying common errors like bagged recyclables and flexible plastics. If rates don’t drop below six per cent, both the City and residents face steep financial...

Plastic free July is a global movement aimed at reducing plastic pollution and refusing single-use plastics. The public is being asked to join. Lasse Gustavsson, Ocean Wise President and CEO, joins Jennifer Palma on Global News Morning Weekend BC to talk about how you can get make a difference.

Arguing it will raise food prices, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government would scrap new federal packaging plans and end a ban on single-use plastics. Speaking Friday, Poilievre promised to repeal bans on plastic straws, bags, and containers, calling the policies “costly, out of touch, and harmful to low-income Canadians.” Poilievre also outlined...

Disgusted by all the microplastics in the ocean, Montreal Marine Biologist Rachel Labbe-Bellas became an entrepreneur to eliminate single-use plastic bottles. The environmentalist joins Global’s Andrea Howick to talk about her mission to get people to ditch plastic bottles and turn to reusable bottles only.

Nova Scotia’s governing Liberals have announced legislation that will ban single-use plastic bags in a year. Jeremy Keefe reports.

Speaking at an event in Prince Edward Island on Tuesday, Liberal Party Leader said islanders “should be proud” after passing legislation that made it the first province in Canada to ban single-use plastic bags.

The Surfrider Foundation is providing some ideas as the provincial government considers ways to get rid of single-use plastics. But will it work? Nadia Stewart reports.

One-time-use plastics are a big problem for the planet, taking up space and costing countless dollars to be sent to the landfill. The City of Calgary is now looking into these single-use plastics and how to manage them.

The federal government’s ban on single-use plastics will require a major shift in thinking for both Canadian consumers and retailers. But as Alicia Draus reports, the ban is coming as welcome news to Halifax locals and retailers.

The prime minister announced his government’s plan to ban single-use plastics and make producers responsible for waste, by as early as 2021. Abigail Bimman looks at the impact.

The tourist destinations of Tofino and Ucluelet are outlawing single-use plastics, making them the first B.C. communities to get rid of plastic straws and the latest to ban plastic shopping bags. Kristen Robinson reports.

During an announcement on banning single-use plastics by 2021 in Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau said on Monday that the responsibility will fall on plastic producers for the collection and recycling of their products under new regulations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants Canada to eliminate certain types of single-use plastics by 2021. His plan is not new. Other parts of the world imposed similar rules years ago. As Redmond Shannon reports, Canada is playing catch-up to the developing world.

Single use plastics to be removed from some Kingston-owned facilities by the middle of 2020

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday in Montreal that his party’s plan was still to enforce the national single-use plastics ban as early as 2021 if elected, despite not having an exact date laid out in his platform.

Fri, Jan 5: As of January 1, the City of Montreal became the first major city in Canada to ban single-use plastic bags. With other cities planning to enact similar bans, it now has some wondering if Regina should follow suit. Katelyn Wilson reports.

It’s been nearly a year since Montreal imposed a ban on single-use plastic items in grocery stores and restaurants. Officials say the move has been a huge success but others wonder when authorities will go even farther. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

Major packaged goods sellers and retailers, under pressure to cut the flow of single-use plastic bottles and containers clogging the world’s waterways, have teamed with recycling and shipping firms on an e-commerce service that puts a twist on the old-fashioned milkman.

Kenya has enacted a strict band on single use plastic bags. The country is imposing huge fines for selling, or even using, plastic bags. Redmond Shannon looks at whether a similar policy could every happen in Canada.

After Montreal became the latest big city to ban single-use plastic bags Tuesday, some Winnipeggers are questioning if it’s time for the city to follow suit.