Plastic Pollution Solutions: The Mind Your Plastic Blog

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Foundation News

Norquay Co. x Plastic Oceans Canada

Plastic Oceans Canada is excited to announce our brand new partnership with the amazing Norquay Co. In this collaboration, Norquay Co. has created a limited edition canoe paddle, the design symbolically ...

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Education

Navigating the Recycling System

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Education

The Problem with PVC

From evoke.ie With the heatwave this year, Canadians were heading to our lakes, rivers and oceans to cool off, and what’s a day on the water without an inflatable pool ...

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Environment

Leave No Trace: The Forgotten Concept That’s Costing Us More Than You Might Think

Being Canadian, the phrase “Leave No Trace” should be known to most, and I’m sure we can all agree with the concept: dispose of your litter in the provided bins ...

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Environment

10 Questions with August’s #LocalHero

This month’s #LocalHero is Nancy Pearson, also known as @abagawalk on Instagram. Aside from keeping the beaches of St George’s, Newfoundland clean through her nonprofit, she is also an ambassador ...

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Environment

Moving Towards a More Sustainable Playtime

When we reflect on our childhoods, certain toys and the special memories we had with those toys often come to mind. That one Hot Wheels race track you spent hours ...

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Education

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 ...

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Environment

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 ...

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Education

Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, and Farmed Fish

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