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Can we curb COVID’s ocean waste crisis? -- covid waste in ocean
Waste

Can we curb COVID’s ocean waste crisis?

by Jennifer Lewington

University of Exeter’s circular economy hub tackles mounting COVID plastic in the ocean

plastic pollution treaty
Waste

Four reasons to be hopeful about the planned global plastics treaty

by Elizabeth Kirk

It’s difficult to say whether the treaty will lead to a substantial reduction in plastic pollution, but the resolution’s deference to national

Plastic industry boom
Summer 2021/Waste

How to stop the coming plastic boom

by CK Staff

Flexible, lightweight and low-cost, plastics are the building block of the modern economy, with their use growing 20-fold in the past 50

Waste

Big Oil bets big on plastics as investors sound alarm on stranded-asset risk

by Lila Holzman and Conrad MacKerron

New report from As You Sow digs into the risks of overinvesting in petrochemical infrastructure

Waste/Winter 2021

Knight Bites: Amazon plastic is flooding the world

by CK Staff

Amazon plays major role in ocean plastic pollution, says Oceana Canada. Our illustrator outlines what it means for the planet

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CK TV: Watch our roundtable on Building Back Better by Greening Industry

by CK Staff

Watch episode 4 from our Green Recovery roundtable series on Corporate Knights TV on Building Back Better by Greening Industry. Discussion hosted by Diana Fox

Planning for a Green Recovery/Supply Chain

Building Back Better by greening industry

by Ralph Torrie and Toby Heaps

The global pandemic has heightened our awareness of the vulnerability of international supply chains to interruptions and reminded us of the value

Compostable Plastic by Adria Vasil | An image of plastic waste on a beach
Fall 2019

Can plant-based plastics dig us out of waste crisis?

by Adria Vasil

How do you fix a consumer economy that’s waist-deep in disposable plastics? With cargo boatloads of our plastic trash getting turned back

Food/Waste

Will paper straws and wooden cutlery pave way for greener golden arches?

by Tara Deschamps

McDonald’s Canada is shaking up its packaging strategy almost a year after Greenpeace revealed the fast food giant was one of the

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