Basel Ban Amendment prohibiting exports of hazardous wastes

Title: Basel Ban Amendment prohibiting exports of hazardous wastes Resource Type: Letter Content: Letter-to-Minister-McKenna-17-July-2019 # of Pages: 3 Date authored: July 17, 2019 Author/s: Kathleen Ruff, Theresa McClenaghan, Jim Puckett, Tadeese Amera, Sarah King, Beatrice Olivastri & Heather Marshall Author…

Incorporating Basel Convention plastics amendments into the OECD Decision

Title: Re: Incorporating Basel Convention plastics amendments into the OECD Decision Resource Type: Letter Content: L-Incorp-Basel-Conv-plastics-amendmts-OECD-Decision # of Pages: 3 Date authored: July 3, 2019 Publication number: 1285 Author/s: Kathleen Ruff, Theresa McClenaghan, Sarah King, Jim Puckett, Tadesse Amera Author…

Blog: It is time to end toxic recycling – Canadian global position to abandon recycling exemption needed for a safe circular economy

Blog post by Olga Speranskaya and Fe de Leon, Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJ Support) and Canadian Environmental Law Association on April 30, 2019 Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport) and Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) have appealed to…

Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper. Response to Environmental Registry No. 013-4689

Title: Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper. Response to Environmental Registry No. 013-4689 Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: Response-Waste-Disc-Paper # of Pages: 13 Date authored: April 18, 2019 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Emily Alfred, John…

Media Release: Toxic Chemicals Found in Canadian Toys & Consumer Products Made of Recycled Plastics: Health and Environmental groups urge immediate action by Canada to withdraw recycling exemption for toxic flame retardants under the Stockholm Convention

Media Release Ottawa, Canada - A recent analysis of consumer products sold in Canada made from recycled plastics has revealed toxic flame-retardant contamination in some hair accessories, children's toys, and other plastic products. Canada is one of the few countries that…

Letter to PM Trudeau re contravention of Canada’s obligations under the Basel Convention Letter from five organizations with associated legal opinion prepared by Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation

Title: Letter to PM Trudeau re contravention of Canada's obligations under the Basel Convention Letter from five organizations with associated legal opinion prepared by Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation Resource Type: Letter Content: Ltr-PM-Basel-Conv-Phillipines-w-Legal-Opinion # of Pages: 28…