TEDx Talk: Our Planet, Our Choices, Our Future
"In the rush to get back to normal, consider the parts of normal you rush to get back to."Written by Adrian Midwood, POFC Executive Director | [email protected] were about halfway between Tonga and the Lau...
March Newsletter: Events ON HOLD & News
Adrian Midwood | [email protected] day everyone, we hope you all are at home and staying safe through this time of uncertainty. We were set to Run Against Plastic starting April 12th, however in the interest...
Managing Difficult Conversations: Fair, Friendly, but Firm
Written by Rachel Stewart-Dziama | [email protected] My father has a system when it comes to managing those challenging conversations that are just a part of life. Along with a liberal amount of politeness, he...
10 Tips to Reduce Plastic
Reducing plastic is hard right? You can swap plastic bottles for reusables but what about all the plastic packaging in the grocery stores? Or all of your necessary products that come in plastic bottles? And sometimes...
Plastic Oceans Canada Announces 2020 Run Against Plastic
Year-long Event Aims to Reduce Plastic Pollution Across Canada March 5, 2020 (Vancouver, BC) - Plastic Oceans Foundation Canada is pleased to announce the Run Against Plastic, a cross-country initiative encouraging...
February Newsletter: Upcoming Tedx Talk & Run Against Plastic Updates
Words from Our Executive Director Adrian Midwood | [email protected] Another month into 2020 and we’re in FULL swing preparing for our cross country tour, the Run Against Plastic, alongside Million Bottle...
Eating Up Easter: Cultural Change Provoked by Globalization
Sergio Rapu & Elena Rapu / Eating Up EasterA summary of the film is available online. Learn more about Sergio, Elena, and the rest of the film crew here. We interviewed filmmaking duo, Sergio and Elena Rapu of...
Kids for a Plastic Free Canada: Youth Champions
Written by Anastasia Castro and Char Brady Kids for a Plastic Free CanadaSince December of 2018, Kids for a Plastic Free Canada has grown from a small organization to a multi-grade youth coalition working determinedly...
Newsletter: Run Against Plastic, Plastic Initiatives Database & Getting Involved
Happy New Year Canada! People are calling this the year of clarity, perfect 20/20 vision. That’s exactly how we intend to take this year on. Our ambitious task of setting out on Canada’s largest consolidated cleanup...
TerraCycle Canada is Eliminating the Idea of Waste® in 2020
Written by Tom Szaky TerraCycle CEO & Founder The single best thing to come out of the recent environmental movement is that the global waste problem has risen to the top of people’s minds. The world is waking up...
