Flexible, lightweight and low-cost, plastics are the building block of the modern economy, with their use growing 20-fold in the past 50 years. But plastic’s
New report from As You Sow digs into the risks of overinvesting in petrochemical infrastructure
Amazon plays major role in ocean plastic pollution, says Oceana Canada. Our illustrator outlines what it means for the planet
While the pandemic has disrupted the movement away from single-use plastic, it could be helpful in the long run.
Earlier this month, 200 people gathered at the sixth annual World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR) in Toronto to talk about fixing fashion. The sector, now
McDonald’s Canada is shaking up its packaging strategy almost a year after Greenpeace revealed the fast food giant was one of the country’s top five
If you need more signs that the movement against plastic is gaining traction, look no further than last month’s World Petrochemical Conference. Some of the
It may not feel like it now, but the summer festival season is right around the corner—and then it will be gone again all too
As the NDP calls for a national ban on single-use plastics, Knight Bites draws on some startling plastic stats
Remember the sea turtle with a straw fused up its nose? The viral image that broke your heart and made you swear off straws? There’s
Not too long ago, consumers with broken electronics – everything from smashed phones to cracked dishwashers – would turn to independent repair shops for help.
Hero: When it comes to damaging our planet, the fast-food industry has much to answer for. The attractions of cheap burgers and drive-thru coffee are
In a riot of clamouring bottles and backfiring brakes, a week’s worth of your trash gets trucked off to be recycled. It’s all very comforting
The effects of climate change on an abandoned U.S. nuclear project in Greenland could create not just environmental problems, but also disrupt military politics and
Marcus Santos was a healthy man when he arrived at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) Fayette, a maximum-security prison in La Belle, Pennsylvania, in February
Jostled along by wind, a plastic shopping bag makes its way across the streets of an unspecified city in Morocco and onto a public playground
$1 billion sales in two minutes. More than 250,000 purchases every second. Singles’ Day, China’s annual retailing extravaganza, absolutely crushes Black Friday: E-commerce giant Alibaba raked
Pollution and its impacts on human health and assets cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars each year, according to a recent report from the
When it comes to building a low-carbon economy, the steel industry is both part of the problem and part of the solution. Steelmaking is energy
The letters glazed on the large shopfront window promise something most grocers don’t typically offer: food in the buff. This is Nu, Ottawa’s first zero-waste
Nature does not produce garbage. Fungus decomposes rotting wood, supplying plants in the soil with nutrients. Animals eat the plants as sustenance, eventually fertilizing the
Today, 35.8 per cent of the world’s population still lacks access to any proper sanitation facilities. That’s why in 2015, the world’s leaders agreed to
Launched in Beijing in 2013, the highly successful grassroots “Empty Your Plate” campaign encourages Chinese consumers to eliminate food waste from their meals. Starting with
This article first appeared on Ensia It was a time of year that should have been perfect. Warming temperatures marked Southern California’s gentle return to
Hero: VF American apparel and footwear company VF became the latest corporation to overhaul its sourcing policy targeting deforestation and human rights violations in the
This article first appeared on Ensia Wastewater treatment plants are energy hogs. A 2013 study by the Electric Power Research Institute and Water Research Foundation
During the 2008 federal election campaign, then-prime minister Stephen Harper took particular delight in lampooning Liberal leader Stephane Dion’s green shift plan as a tax
Revered for far more than its contribution to Indian civilization, the Ganges represents the goddess of salvation, Ganga. As a symbol of purity in Hindu
Impressionist painter Claude Monet was able to see beauty in the swirl of fog encompassing Britain’s Houses of Parliament at the end of the 19th
Wastewater emissions could be responsible for up to 23 per cent more emissions than currently estimated, according to a new study published in the journal
