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This #PlasticFreeJuly, join the call for a strong, just Global Plastics Treaty
Plastic Free July is well underway and with it always comes a breath of new life into the sails of the plastic-free, zero waste movement.
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Reaction to Federal Single-Use Plastic Ban Regulations
Today, the federal government announced the Single-Use Plastics Prohibition regulations, which bans the import and manufacture of certain versions of six single-use plastics by the end of this year.
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World Refill Day: Will Government and Big Brands Finally Answer the Movement’s Calls?
It’s World Refill Day — a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste.
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Statement on new reuse-return cup pilot program launched by Vancouver and major fast food brands
In response to the new reuse-recycle cup program launched by the City of Vancouver, Tim Hortons, McDonald’s, A&W, Starbucks, Return-It, Metro Vancouver and Merlin Plastics...
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Another devastating IPCC report, new offshore oil drilling and more fossil fuel subsidies — what a terrible week for the climate
In reaction to the federal budget released today, Patrick Bonin, Climate and Energy Campaigner, said...
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Greenpeace disrupts Scotiabank AGM with (un)happy birthday party to call out continued financing of fossil fuels
(TORONTO) – Greenpeace activists disrupted Scotiabank’s 190th AGM with a satiric birthday party calling out the bank’s continued financing of fossil fuels, failure to respect Indigenous rights.
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Greenpeace Canada reaction to Federal Emissions Reduction Plan
In reaction to the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan tabled in the House of Commons today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Keith Stewart, Senior energy strategist at Greenpeace Canada, said
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The women at the start of the Greenpeace journey
We must acknowledge the women who were part of the movement that started Greenpeace back in 1970, whose stories are often overseen.
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Global plastics treaty mandate: pivotal step to end plastic pollution
The United Nations Environment Assembly announced today the outcome of the UNEA 5.2 meeting adopting a mandate to open negotiations for a legally binding global plastics treaty.
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The mental load of zero waste
The mental load is a term for the constant demands which typically fall on women’s shoulders, related to the planning, management and execution of a task or set of tasks.