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How to stop the coming plastic boom
By CK Staff
Reports call on investors and banks to quit financing single-use plastics and start enabling the circular economy

	Waste How to stop the coming plastic boom Reports call on investors and banks to quit financing single-use plastics and start enabling the circular economy By CK Staff

	Waste Big Oil bets big on plastics as investors sound alarm on stranded-asset risk New report from As You Sow digs into the risks of overinvesting in petrochemical infrastructure By Conrad MacKerron and Lila Holzman

	2021 Global 100 Issue Knight Bites: Amazon plastic is flooding the world Amazon plays major role in ocean plastic pollution, says Oceana Canada. Our illustrator outlines what it means for the planet By CK Staff

	Waste Curing the plastic pollution pandemic While COVID has disrupted the movement away from single-use plastic, it could be helpful in the long run By Adria Vasil

	Waste Fashion industry fighting waste with circular economy trend Apparel leaders push to trim fashion's outsized carbon and waste footprint with rentals, ocean plastics and jean redesigns By Jordan MacInnis

	Waste Will paper straws and wooden cutlery pave way for greener golden arches? While McDonald's Canada pilots two eco concept stores, greening its menu is the bigger challenge By Tara Deschamps

	Waste It’s time Canadian grocers – and governments – get tough on plastics Metro's OKed reusable containers and Montreal might ban Styrofoam-backed meat, but we need nationwide action By Adria Vasil

	Waste Can the music industry go green? Glastonbury Festival's recent ban on bottled water is latest in a string of green pledges from music biz By Genna Buck

	Waste Breaking down our plastic habit, by the numbers As the NDP calls for a national ban on single-use plastics, Knight Bites draws on some startling plastic stats

	Waste Can Loop’s 21st century milkman fix plastic plague? TerraCycle's new circular shopping platform rescues big packaged brands from PR crisis By Adria Vasil

	Waste Your right to repair Electronic waste is piling up, but advocates have a plan to fight back By Takara Small

	Waste Heroes & zeros: McDonald’s and Murray Energy McDonalds moves to reduce its packaging waste, while Murray Energy lobbies for coal-friendly policies. By Bernard Simon

	Waste Trash talk A recent move by China to tighten recycling requirements has thrown municipal recycling schemes across Canada into turmoil. By Adria Vasil

	Waste Toxic tide Climate change will further complicate the politics of U.S. military bases By Jeff Colgan

	Waste The connection between mass incarceration and environmental justice The U.S. prison industry has little regard for where its facilities are located - even if that means polluted ground. By Nicole Greenfield

	Waste They haven’t disappeared Almost two years after enacting a plastic bag ban, Morocco slowly adapts to the new reality By Sheima Benembarek

	Waste Hot times Waste-to-energy plants burn bright in China’s cities By Siyi Mi

	Waste Up in smoke Pollution costs Canadian economy tens of billions annually By Andrew Reeves

	Waste Steel work The world is going to need a lot more steel in the coming decades, but reducing emissions remains a daunting task. By Brenda Bouw

	Waste Nude food Zero-waste grocery stores are beginning to appear across Canada, with the aim of curtailing the scourge of food packaging. By Adria Vasil

	Waste Industrial symbiosis Nature’s lessons for industry By Lillian Childress

	Waste The world needs more toilets But not ones that flush By Tamara Avellán

	Waste Reducing food waste in China China generates 17-18 million tons of food waste each year, but change is on the horizon

	Waste Environmental justice for all How California’s greenhouse gas laws can better serve disadvantaged communities By Chris Richard

	Waste Heroes & zeros: VF and Princess Cruises VF Corporation targets deforestation in its supply chain, while Princess Cruises is caught dumping waste. By CK Staff