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Can’t decide on a real vs. fake Christmas tree? Try one of these eco-friendly options
Alongside zero waste wrapping, we can now add ‘the great tree debate’ to the list of viral Holiday eco-trends worth unpacking: which is more sustainable, a real tree or a fake tree?
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Never Buy Gift Paper Again: the Ultimate Guide to Zero Waste Wrapping
Canadians generate 545,000 tonnes of waste from gift wrapping and shopping bags every year — that’s the equivalent of 100,000 elephants if you need a visual. Here are 12 techniques to rethink how you wrap up your gifts this year.
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Canada’s new #ZeroPlasticWaste plan? That’s a hard no.
You may have seen our response to the long-awaited federal single-use plastics ban announcement and thought to yourself – that seems harsh even for you, Greenpeace. Isn’t a ban what…
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Haunted by Halloween waste? Try these 5 low-waste tricks.
Halloween has a number of skeletons in the closet - or rather, the landfill. Cheap costumes, decorations and single-use candy wrappers all contain hard (or impossible) to recycle plastic. You can cut back on the amount of waste you and your family generates during Halloween with the following 5 tricks.
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Top Canadian Plastic Polluter to test reusable, returnable packaging next year!
Reusable AND returnable take-out containers and cups available at Tim Hortons?!
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Greenpeace reaction to Tim Hortons and Loop partnership on reusable container pilot program
TORONTO - Today, Tim Hortons, announced that it will partner with Loop to pilot a deposit-return reusable cup and packaging program in some locations across Toronto. The pilot is set to begin in 2021. Burger King, also owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc., will pilot similar programs outside of Canada. In response to the news,…
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Long-awaited plastic ban fails to put dent in waste and pollution crisis
In reaction to the federal government’s announcement concerning its approach to zero plastic waste by 2030 strategy.
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Greenpeace Throne Speech scorecard gives mixed marks to Liberals’ “ambitious but incomplete” recovery plans
Today, Greenpeace Canada launched a scorecard evaluating the plans and priorities in yesterday’s Speech from the Throne. The scorecard offers an in depth analysis of the measures announced, including how the plans stack up against the policies Greenpeace recommended for a green and just recovery from covid-19.
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Throne Speech: meh or yay?
Our scorecard tells you whether or not the government’s plans will curb inequality and fix the climate crisis.
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Greenpeace Canada’s Speech from the Throne
What if Greenpeace was asked to write the Speech from the Throne? Why, we thought you'd never ask. Here's our take on what the speech should sound like in order to live up to the Liberals' promise of a green and equitable recovery.