D Recently, the Canadian government announced a plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. As s eone who conducts research on plastic pollution, I see this as a positive step forward. Many people have asked me how I feel about the ban, and my answer is: it's complicated. Am...
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is moving forward with a comprehensive plan to address plastic pollution in the long term that includes a ban on certain harmful single-use plastics in the short term. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and the Minister of Health,Jean-...
D Recently, the Canadian government announced a plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. As someone who conducts research on plastic pollution, I see this as a positive step forward. However, I wonder whether it will go far enough.Some people may feel that this announcement is sim...
Draft regulations prohibiting certain single-use plastics have now been published for public comment. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/patpitchaya The Canadian government has released draft regulations to ban six kinds of “harmful” single-use plastic items in Canada: straws and stir sticks, six-...
Canada announced its commitment to ban a list of non-reusable plastic products by 2022. Restaurants, grocers, and other businesses will need to find a viable solution to replace single-use plastics quickly. We take a look at bioplastics and see if it’s a good alternative. ...
Monstrillopsis planifrons sp. n., adult female holotype from the canadian arctic. (A) cephalic region, dorsal view (B) habitus, dorsal view (C) urosome, ventral view, showing fifth legs (D) urosome, dorsal view (E) insertion of ovigerous spine on dorsal surface of genital double-somi...