Tag: Plastic Waste
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More examples of our broken recycling system
Two recent news articles about plastic recycling have me shaking my head. It’s shameful that for a so-called “developed” country like Canada, we cannot properly handle the waste we create—and we create waste at a mind-boggling rate. Repeat after me: recycling is NOT the answer! These are the two news reports that have me tearing…
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Why low waste? Part 2: Recycling isn’t the answer
Note: This post has been updated with new information, as of February 2020. Welcome to my second post addressing some of the reasons why we need to reduce our waste. (Click here for the first post, all about landfills.) As a society, we love recycling. It’s hard not to love it, when it’s promoted as…
Leah Payne 