Blog post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher on February 10, 2017 When I was about seven years old I recall my mother getting very upset upon breaking a thermometer. On her knees and chasing shiny globules of mercury across the kitchen floor,…
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Title: The International Joint Commission Water Quality Board Report on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Great Lakes Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: L-CELA-resp-IJC-WQB # of Pages: 3 Date authored: August 5, 2016 Author/s: Fe de Leon Author…
Blog Post by Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher and Paralegal on March 10, 2016 Many Canadians will be glad to see the end of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) with their harsh light and often flickering glow. Despite longstanding outreach campaigns, widespread ignorance…
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Title: Letter to MOECC Regarding the Waste-free Ontario Act (Bill 151) Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: 1058-CELA, CNWM,TEA response to Bill 151 (Feb 29 2016) # of Pages: 25 Date authored: February 29, 2016 Publication number: 1058 Author/s: Fe…
Title: Seeking a Canada-wide Standard for Extended Producer Responsibility for mercury-containing compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) Letter to Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Resource Type: Letter Content: CPCHE-Letter-to-CCME-EPR-for-CFLs # of Pages: 4 Date authored: February 22, 2016 Author/s: Erica…
Title: Comments on Call2Recycle Battery Industry Stewardship Plan (ISP) proposal Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: ENGO-Letter-WDO-call2Recycle-ISP # of Pages: 5 Date authored: April 17, 2014 Publication number: 986 Author/s: Emily Alfred, Fe de Leon, Gideon Forman, John Jackson,…
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