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Acting on Plastic Waste and Packaging – What All Levels of Government Should Consider First
Fé de Leon and Olga Speranskaya, from CELA and HEJSupport, give their view of how plastic waste and packaging could be better managed through extended producer responsibility and a toxic-free circular economy.
Transitioning the Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Program to Full Extended Producer Responsibility
7 environmental NGOs submit their recommendations to the MOECP regarding hazardous waste.
Backgrounder – Canada and Turkey risk being dumping ground for plastic waste
Canada and Turkey risk being dumping ground for plastic waste – Compliance to Basel Convention amendments on plastics and “no consensus” under OECD Working Group key contributing factors
Housing and the Indoor Environment: Where toxic exposures can be up close and personal
Access to affordable and safe housing is among the key challenges and social inequities revealed by the COVID pandemic. Calls for a just and green recovery need to include extending environmental protection to the indoor environment.
Joint responses of NGOs to Ontario’s Blue Box Program and Extended Producer Responsibilities under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act
CELA and 6 other organizations have written letters to the Ministry and Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MOECP) regarding coming changes to recycling in Ontario.