Towards a Zero Plastic Waste Canada – Declaration on Plastics

Thanks to the efforts of the signatories named below and Environmental Defence, this Declaration on Plastics has been sent to Prime Minister Trudeau, and Minister McKenna.  Let’s hope they respond with an invitation to discuss and move forward, towards a zero plastic waste Canada!

Microplastics Found in Some Canadian Bottled Water

A CBC Marketplace investigation found that many Canadian bottled water brands contain microplastics. Those microplastics can enter a human’s bloodstream and stay there, however the potential impact on people hasn’t been studied.

Giving New Life to Litter!

In honour of Earth Day, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and Ocean Legacy are launching a new shoreline litter drop-off location at Ocean Wise’s Vancouver Aquarium. 

New Book: Plastic Without Borders! Coming in March 2017

Check out our new book: Plastic Without Borders! A 20-page community handbook on the latest research regarding marine debris and how we can clean it up. We are very excited to start training people and upcycling debris using this book. Our Canadian public launch date will be March 27th, 2017. Thank you to all the…

The Plastic Pirate’s “Oath of the 8 Rs”

      PS.. This was is just for fun! We no longer make scrolls and email them, however, for memories sake, see below for the ones that made it before we had technical difficulties and had to retire it!  Thanks for taking the time and we hope you uphold your oath!   THESE DEDICATED…

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