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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Mia Rabson
Publication Date: April 22, 2024 - 18:45

Canada to force plastic makers to report how much they make, reuse and recycle

April 22, 2024
Canada is creating a national registry to track plastic production and pollution, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday, with Ottawa set to host another round of negotiations toward a global treaty to end plastic waste.The talks, set to kick off on Tuesday, seek to find international agreement on how to tackle the world’s plastics habit, in a similar vein to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.Guilbeault said one of the keys to making it work is for countries like Canada to have a better handle on what plastic we’re making and what happens to it.

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