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Revaluing Plastics with BASF Pilot Project reciChain

Revaluing Plastics with BASF Pilot Project reciChain

by Genevieve Wakutz | Feb 23, 2021 | Education

Photograph by Sigmund on UnsplashCanada recycles just nine per cent of plastic. Some of you may be thinking, “I put my plastics in the blue bin so they should be recycled.” In an ideal world yes, they would be....

Microplastics Are Everywhere, So What Can We Do?

Microplastics Are Everywhere, So What Can We Do?

by Genevieve Wakutz | Jan 29, 2021 | Education, Environment

Lately in the news, we’ve heard that microplastics are everywhere – in our food, in our environment, and even in snow falling from the sky. But one of the more common places to find microplastics is a beach. Though...

Holiday Newsletter: Upcoming Plans & MyPlasticDiary Workshop

Holiday Newsletter: Upcoming Plans & MyPlasticDiary Workshop

by Adrian Midwood | Dec 21, 2020 | Foundation News

Every challenge brings new opportunity. 2020 has definitely offered everyone an opportunity, that’s for sure. We've all had a tough year and moving into 2021 will hopefully bring us a new light, a new way of operating...

MyPlasticDiary: Changing How We Reduce Plastic

by Plastic Oceans Canada | Dec 17, 2020 | Environment, Foundation News

An interview with the founders of MyPlasticDiary, an exciting new tool that helps people reduce their plastic footprint.A few weeks ago, we came across an exciting new tool that could be a game changer for people...

December Newsletter: Meaningful Holiday Gifts

December Newsletter: Meaningful Holiday Gifts

by Adrian Midwood | Nov 30, 2020 | Foundation News

From the Executive Director 2020 was a difficult year for everyone. We were extremely excited to hit the road and conduct our cross country tour alongside our good friend and national hero, Andy Sward at Million Bottle...

Everyday Reusable Items: Every Little Helps

Everyday Reusable Items: Every Little Helps

by Viktorija Zenkova | Nov 12, 2020 | Environment

Single-use products have been causing a nightmare for the trash system. And this is due to most of them being made with materials that are unable to biodegrade or compost. In the end, it can cause a lot of problems,...

October Newsletter: Overcoming COVID-19 for Fieldwork

October Newsletter: Overcoming COVID-19 for Fieldwork

by Rachel Stewart-Dziama | Oct 21, 2020 | Foundation News

COVID-19 threw a wrench into Plastic Oceans Canada's fieldwork plans for the 2020 season. Like many organizations around the world, we had to ask ourselves: how can we continue to get fieldwork done safely and...

Kilometres for the Coastline & August Updates

Kilometres for the Coastline & August Updates

by Genevieve Wakutz | Aug 17, 2020 | Foundation News

So far 2020 has been a year of surprises; we surely couldn’t have predicted this pandemic. Having to cancel our national Run Against Plastic campaign was one of the biggest impacts we felt from COVID-19. We were really...

Virtual Tour of Plastic Initiatives: British Columbia, Canada

Virtual Tour of Plastic Initiatives: British Columbia, Canada

by Rachel Petersen | Jul 14, 2020 | Education, Environment

Our Alternative Approach to Run Against PlasticWe finally made it! Beautiful British Columbia marks the last stop on our virtual tour across Canada, and we’re so excited to share some change-makers with you today....

Virtual Tour of Plastic Initiatives: Alberta, Canada

Virtual Tour of Plastic Initiatives: Alberta, Canada

by Rachel Petersen | Jul 8, 2020 | Education, Environment

Our Alternative Approach to Run Against PlasticWe’ve made it to Alberta, the second last province in our east to west virtual tour across Canada! Alberta is one of two landlocked provinces in Canada, along with last...

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