ROTHENBURGER – Plastic bags – remember the shoe commercial
THERE’S A SLOGAN in a running-shoe commercial that says, “Just do it.” Kamloops City councillors should remember it when they talk about banning plastic bags. A notice [Continue]
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ENVIRONMENT – If we can’t recycle it, why not turn waste plastic into fuel?
By MUXINA KONAROVA The University of Queensland AUSTRALIA’S recycling crisis needs us to look into waste management options beyond just recycling and landfilling. Some [Continue]
SUZUKI – Vancouver’s ban on single-use plastics a step in the right direction
PEOPLE IN CANADA discard about 57 million plastic drinking straws every day. In my hometown of Vancouver, we toss out 2.6 million disposable cups every week. It’s a global [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Does council have the gumption to ban plastic bags?
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS STRANGE to me, with all the environmental problems we face — climate change, greenhouse gases, air pollution — [Continue]
LETTER – All of the plastics collected in B.C. are processed locally in B.C.
I just wanted to send a clarification for a point made in your post “GARBAGE – China’s ban on foreign garbage reveals recycling’s weakness.” Towards the end of the [Continue]
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