Canada-wide Rules to Strengthen Labelling for Recycling and Composting and Addressing Impacts of Toxic Additives in Plastics

October 18, 2022
Law Reform, Publications
consumer products, contaminants, endocrine disruption, environmental health, environmental law, extended producer responsibility (EPR), incineration, landfill, lead, legacy, persistent organic pollutants PFAS/PFOA/PFOS, phthalates, plastic, polluter pays principle, pollution, public health, recycling, response to consultation, right to healthy environment, right-to-know, toxic substances, waste

CELA joins NGOs to respond to federal consultation papers entitled: “Towards Canada-wide rules to strengthen recycling and composting of plastics through accurate labelling” and “A proposed federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products”

Authors:
Karen Wirsig, Environmental Defence
Emily Alfred, Toronto Environmental Alliance
Beatrice Olivastri, Friends of the Earth Canada
Fe de Leon, Canadian Environmental Law Association
Elaine MacDonald, EcoJustice
Olga Speranskaya, Health, Environment and Justice Support
Lucy Bain, Sierra Legal Foundation
Collen Ans, Green Action Centre
Lisa Gue, David Suzuki Foundation

To download comments click here.
CELA Publication No. 1502

HEJSupport and CELA followed up with supplementary comments to NGO Response to Canada’s Plastics Strategy highlighting the need to address toxics in addressing plastics in Canada.

Authors:
Olga Speranskaya, Health, Environment and Justice Support
Fe de Leon, Canadian Environmental Law Association

To download supplementary comments click here.
CELA Publication No. 1503

Canada-wide Rules to Strengthen Labelling for Recycling and Composting and Addressing Impacts of Toxic Additives in Plastics

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