Canada Declares Plastics Toxic, Paving the Way for Restrictions

This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Plastic is now considered toxic under Canada’s primary environmental law—the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)—the Trudeau government announced Wednesday. The decision, which comes despite months of lobbying by Canada’s $28 billion plastics industry, paves the way for a proposed … Continue reading Canada Declares Plastics Toxic, Paving the Way for Restrictions