Sustainable Travel: Is Plastic-Free Grocery Store Shopping Realistic?
Every year, Canadians throw away 3 million tonnes of plastic waste, only 9% of which is recycled1. Let’s be honest, this is appalling! So what happens to the plastic that …
Ocean Friendly Nova Scotia: Business Recognition Program
Written By: Katherine Mataya, Coastal and Marine Project Coordinator at Coastal Action It’s no surprise that one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste comes from the food and beverage industry. In …
Mussels: The Ocean’s Living Filtration System
As late June and early July set new heat records across Canada, it is estimated that over one billion marine animals along the shores of the Salish Sea may have …
10 Questions with July’s #LocalHero
This month’s #LocalHero is Nick Curran. He is involved with the organization Scotian Shores, which sets out to clean up the shores of Nova Scotia as well as raise awareness …
Local Hero: Elena Kulikova
Elena Kulikova, 34, was a true believer in the possibility of a clean earth and a plastic free world. She carried the vision that every person can learn to be …
Revaluing Plastics with BASF Pilot Project reciChain
Photograph by Sigmund on Unsplash Canada recycles just nine per cent of plastic. Some of you may be thinking, “I put my plastics in the blue bin so they should …
Everyday Reusable Items: Every Little Bit 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. …
Microplastics Are Everywhere, So What Can We Do?
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 …
