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 …
Managing Difficult Conversations: Fair, Friendly, but Firm
Written by Rachel Stewart-Dziama | rachel@plasticoceans.org My father has a system when it comes to managing those challenging conversations that are just a part of life. Along with a liberal …
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 …
Kids for a Plastic Free Canada: Youth Champions
Written by Anastasia Castro and Char BradyKids for a Plastic Free Canada Since December of 2018, Kids for a Plastic Free Canada has grown from a small organization to a …
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 …
Arctic Chiller 100% Recycled Plastic Supports Circular Economy
Arctic Chiller is creating responsible products made from 100% recycled plastics. While we advocate for refilling reusables, we acknowledge that plastic is necessary in some cases. For example, those without …
mellow Phone Cases: Biodegradable, Vegan, Drop-tested
We partner with like-minded organizations to encourage the entire community to reduce the amount of plastic entering the waste stream and to change our environmental impact through smarter production materials. …
