Federal government includes plastic items in toxic substances list

28/07/2021 13 min
Federal government includes plastic items in toxic substances list

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Episode Synopsis

In May, the federal government added plastic manufactured items to the toxic substances list of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Campaigners to ban single-use plastic say this is an important first step in reducing the amount of plastic garbage in the environment. Laura Yates is Oceans & Plastics Campaigner with Greenpeace.

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