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Statement from Karen Wirsig, Senior Program Manager for Plastics: Grocery Stores Can and Should Take Back Alcohol Empties to Prevent More Waste in Ontario

Without expanded return locations, province will start to see decline of successful deposit-return program for alcohol containers Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of…

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Joint Statement: Public transit in Canada’s largest cities requires sustainable, long term funding, starting with acceleration of the “Canada Public Transit Fund”

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TRANSLINK MAYORS’ COUNCIL OF METRO VANCOUVER, CITY OF TORONTO, CITY OF OTTAWA, CITY OF EDMONTON, CITY OF CALGARY, CITY OF BRAMPTON, SOCIÉTÉ DE…

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New Audit Finds Notable Increases in Plastic-Wrapped Foods Marketed for Babies and Toddlers

Updated grocery store audit finds just as much plastic overall, with increases in the baby food and soup aisles Toronto | Traditional territories of the…

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Statement on Minister Lecce’s Announcement Regarding Ontario’s Energy “Vision”

Statement by Keith Brooks, Programs Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Ontario’s…

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Ontario’s New Highway Bill Would Lock in Gridlock, Strangle Low-Cost Housing Development and set up Conflict with Federal Government

Environmental Defence Canada has requested the federal government to immediately designate all new major highways in Ontario for federal Impact Assessments Toronto | Traditional territories…

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