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Canada plastics ban litigation

Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional'

The case was brought forward by a group of major industrial players in plastics, including Dow Chemical, Imperial Oil and Nova Chemicals. They argued that Ottawa failed to demonstrate it had enough scientific evidence to justify the regulations.

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Decades-old rubbish washes up at Bathers Beach south of Perth as researchers examine litter to measure effectiveness of plastic bans

Drink bottles from the 1980s, plastic straws and even "nurdles" — they all wash up at Bathers Beach, south of Perth, with researchers trying to work out how effective bans on single-use plastics are. 
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Research finds microplastics spread across whole Bay of Plenty moana

Researchers unable to find even one Bay of Plenty location without microplastics present.

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Ottawa pushing ahead with plan to ban single-use plastics by end of 2021

Canadians are increasingly turning to plastic packaging out of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

The problem with recycling? One word: Plastics
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The problem with recycling? One word: Plastics

No matter how well we sort, much of what we throw away cannot be reused.
Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines

Slave to sachets: How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines

Plastic sachets of goods give some of the poorest people in Asia access to everyday essentials in affordable small portions - but its fuelling a pollution crisis.

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