Welcome to the plastic pollution party, Canada. Better late than never.
May 03, 2018 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Plastic Pollution
The federal government plans to use its G7 presidency to advance action on plastic pollution. And they’ve invited Canadians to join the conversation. On…Read More
Taste the disappointment: Coca-Cola’s latest commitment to fight plastic pollution falls flat
Jan 30, 2018 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
It looks like Coca-Cola is slowly waking up to the global threat of plastic pollution. Recently, the company announced its global plastics plan, which…Read More
Plastic bottle collection events give Toronto residents a chance to Cash it! Don’t trash it
Nov 20, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
Over the last month, Environmental Defence organized a series of bottle collection events around the GTA. For the events, people dropped off empty plastic…Read More
The association representing Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Pepsi says they won’t support a deposit return program in Ontario
Oct 26, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
When it comes to dealing with plastic pollution, big bottling companies are falling flat. We’re seeing this right now in Ontario. Earlier this year,…Read More
When will Ontario get with the (deposit return) program?
Sep 06, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
Earlier this week, Scotland took a huge step towards reducing plastic pollution. The Scottish government announced they will design and introduce a deposit return…Read More
Spinning the bottle: Coca-Cola U.K.'s recycled content announcement distracts us from the real problem
Jul 20, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
Last week, Coca-Cola U.K. announced plans to double the amount of recycled plastic in their bottles from 25 to 50 per cent by 2020….Read More
Debunking the beverage industry’s deposit return claims: part 2
Jun 01, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
Yesterday, we posted the first part of our response to the Canadian Beverage Association’s claims saying that a deposit return program for plastic bottles…Read More
Debunking the beverage industry’s deposit return claims: part 1
May 31, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
A few weeks ago, The Hamilton Spectator published an opinion piece of ours. In the piece, we wrote about the need for increased funding to help…Read More
Coca-Cola backs Scottish deposit return on plastic bottles. Will it do the same in Ontario?
Feb 28, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
That’s the question after the beverage company recently announced its support for a deposit return program in Scotland. The Association for the Protection of…Read More
10,000 (tonne) reasons why Ontario needs a deposit on plastic bottles
Jan 06, 2017 by Ashley Wallis (Program Manager, Water)
Categories: Great Lakes, Plastic Pollution
How much plastic pollution do you think is in the Great Lakes? The numbers may shock you. Nearly 80 per cent of the litter…Read More