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Canada’s plastics ban should include beverage containers

The country has the infrastructure to provide high quality tap water to most communities, at much lower cost than bottled water

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Could Toronto coffee shops stop using disposable cups?

Non-recyclable coffee cups and lids are piling up in landfills – but a few eco-minded cafés are trying to cut out single-use items completely

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Inside Toronto’s plastic problem

A low-waste movement to tackle the plastics crisis is gaining momentum, but we’re only in the beginning stages of realizing the dream of a disposable-free society

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Ditch the plastic at Toronto’s first package-free store

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Here's how to rid the pesky pollutant from your daily routine and advocate for long-term change

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Plastics bomb: the throwaway culture pushed by corporations is killing our oceans

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