Plastic Pollution

Canada's National Plastic Strategy

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Lauren Lambkin

What a single-use plastic ban could mean for Canada.

Mindfully Disposing of the Unrecyclable

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Nengi Dublin-Green

An elementary eco-school reinforces its commitment to all things green with a new zero waste initiative.

Introducing the 2019 Winners of the YRE Canada Eco-Journalism Competition!

Dec 1969 | IN | BY A\J Staff

Online exclusive

Thanks to Environmental Defence, youth from across the country investigated solutions to environmental challenges in their communities (and around the world), and shared their findings through video, photography, and writing.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key proponent of a New Green Deal

The Green New Deal: Our Best Chance on Climate

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Robert Paehlke

Online exclusive

The 'Green New Deal' addresses today’s two most urgent problems simultaneously: climate change and rising inequality.

Wonders of the Sea 3D team exploring coral reefs.

Wonders of the Sea – an A\J Q & A with Jean-Michel Cousteau

Mar 25 2019 | IN Wildlife | BY Adam Morgan

An oceanographic explorer is using new technology to dive deeper and shed light on threats that put the world’s oceans at risk.

Endless bottle caps as plastic pollution/NOAA Photo Library

Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?

Aug 20 2018 | IN Water | BY Christy Tyler, Matthew J. Hoffman

Strong winds break up plastic patches in the Great Lakes, leading researchers (and clean up crews) to target shorelines.

Plastic waste on a beach in Malaysia. (epSos.de. 2011) CC BY2

How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy

Jul 05 2018 | IN Waste | BY Tony Robert Walker

The planet is drowning in single-use plastic. Here's how Canada is fighting back.

Recycling at the Boehmer Box Factory

Apr 26 2018 | IN Workplaces | BY Katelyn Brown

A\J takes a moment to talk-the-talk and walk-the-walk

Ocean Plastics and Innovative Packaging

Mar 30 2017 | IN Plastic Pollution | BY Veronika Szostak

Dell’s New Innovation – Packaging Made from Recycled Ocean Plastics

Week in Review July 23, 2016

Jul 24 2016 | IN Water | BY A\J Staff

Environmental news headlines for the week of July 18-23, 2016!

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