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About The Report: The world is facing a plastic pollution crisis and Canada is a significant contributor to the problem. Read the report
Read MoreOur work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.
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About The Report: In December 2006, the Government of Canada embarked on a plan to protect Canadians and their environment from dangerous chemicals in industrial and consumer products. The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) seeks to monitor, assess, and regulate the effects of particular substances, including those on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). Of these substances,...
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About The Report: The decline of conventional sources of oil and gas is spurring a shift to sources that are more difficult to extract such as shale gas and tar sands oil. This is causing an increase in the use of new technologies to access these energy sources, and in some cases harmful chemicals are...
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About The Report: Ontario’s communities must be more involved in the benefits and management of wind power projects. A $2.3 trillion dollar race is unfolding around the world over the next decade to see who will gain the investment and jobs from the global clean energy shift now underway. Despite all the potential gains, in...
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About The Report: Ontario’s wineries, one of our greenest industries, could be even greener if they adopted a reuse program for wine bottles. In this report, Refillable Wine Bottles in Ontario: Cases for Reuse, we make the case for the province to embrace the opportunity presented by the Ontario Deposit Return Program (ODRP) contract renewal...
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About The Report: Environmental Defence tested the makeup bags of six Canadian women for heavy metal contaminants. 49 face makeup items were chosen, including five foundations, four concealers, four powders, five blushes or bronzers, seven mascaras, two eye liners, 14 eye shadows, and eight lipsticks or glosses. Here’s a quick guide to heavy metals in...
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