Holiday Newsletter: Upcoming Plans & MyPlasticDiary Workshop
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Infographic: 9 Things You Can Do to Stop the Plastic Pollution Madness
Choose to Be Part of the Solution Collectively, small changes we make as individuals can lead to a big impact in the fight against plastic pollution. In honor of Plastic Free July, we updated our plastic...
Plastic Badge Scavenger Hunt & Plastic Free July
Complete by July 10 and enter to win a 5 day expedition for 2 in 2021! Join us for a nationwide Citizen Science program with Social Distancing cleaning Canada TOGETHER! Plastic Free July is upon us, and you'll be...