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December 15, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

La pollution plastique générée par les livraisons d’Amazon augmente de 29 % en un an

TORONTO, 15 déc. 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Un nouveau rapport d’Oceana révèle qu’Amazon a généré environ 271 millions de kg de déchets provenant d’emballages plastiques l’an dernier. Il s’agit...
December 15, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Plastic Pollution from Amazon Deliveries Grows by 29% in One Year

TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report from Oceana reveals that Amazon generated an estimated 271 million kilograms of plastic packaging waste last year. This is a 29 per cent...
July 06, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Oceana Canada calls out Big Plastic for Deflecting Blame onto Consumers for Plastic Pollution, Prescribes Strong National Single-use Plastic Ban

TORONTO, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During Plastic Free July, Oceana Canada is calling on the federal government to put in place a strong ban on harmful single-use plastics that goes beyond...
January 26, 2021 08:30 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Les Canadiens souhaitent que le gouvernement fédéral étende l’interdiction des plastiques au-delà des six articles proposés

La liste proposée comprend des produits déjà interdits dans certains lieux – les sacs en plastique, les pailles, les bâtonnets à mélanger, les porte-canettes, les ustensiles et certains contenants...
January 26, 2021 08:30 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Canadians want the Federal Government to Ban More Than Six Plastic Items

Proposed ban list covers items already out of favour - checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery and some takeout containers - less than one per cent of plastics used here TORONTO,...