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September 17, 2020 8.46pm BST Plastic production and consumption has snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s. In 2020, an estimated 24 million to 34 million tonnes of plastic waste will enter the world’s lakes, rivers and oceans. That is roughly the...
Science & Environment By Jonathan AmosBBC Science Correspondent September 16, 2020 When you add it up, the total amount of synthetic microfibres going into the wider environment as we wash our clothes is an astonishing number. US scientists estimate it to be 5.6...
Landfill workers bury all plastic except soda bottles and milk jugs at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern Oregon. Laura Sullivan/NPR September 11, 20205:00 AM ET LAURA SULLIVAN Twitter Laura Leebrick, a manager at Rogue Disposal & Recycling in southern...
Garbage collection a way to keep Woodbine Beach free of plastic garbage, Dora Attard says Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Sep 06, 2020 5:27 PM ET | Last Updated: September 6 Dora Attard stands beside her new installation made out of more than 500 water bottles....
The H.N. Crossley Nature Reserve is seen in Ontario. A new omnibus bill passed Tuesday in the Ontario legislature threatens the protections put in place by the Environmental Assessment Act, environmental groups say. - Ontario Nature NEWS AUG 14, 2020 BY LEAH...
(MiningWatch Canada supplied photo) Critics contend industry standard will not end mine waste dams collapses Aug 14, 2020 10:00 AM By: Northern Ontario Business Staff A new mine waste standard for preventing future tailings dam collapses is too vague, leaves too much...
CBC News · Posted: Aug 06, 2020 5:02 AM ET | Last Updated: August 6 Gretchen Lescord is studying the levels of chromium and arsenic in fish in northern Ontario. (Gretchen Lescord) An environmental scientist in Sudbury is trying to figure out why contaminants are...
#FPRWLitterWarriorChallenge The Friends of the Porcupine River Watershed's 'Litter Warrior Challenge' is now over and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who helped us clean up the community during the last 2 months...even during physical distancing guidelines!...
