A cotton bag would have to be re-used 7,100 times to equal the much smaller environmental impact of a plastic bag. Using organic cotton, it would have to be re-used 20,000 times.

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June 17-21: Climate change week at CBC News We wanted to give you a heads-up about our week-long series on climate change starting Monday, June 17.

Lancet study reveals plastic pollution causes serious human health problems from factory production to waste disposal.

Plastic pollution and climate change are two prominent environmental issues of our time. Plastic was once thought to be a miracle invention that made life simpler for families.

When people talk about climate action, they rarely think about plastic. But plastic is made of fossil fuels. It's literally oil in solid form – and it’s everywhere.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says Canadians throw away more than 34 million plastic bags every day that often wind up in landfills, and it can take as long as 1,000 years for them to decay.

A group that calls itself 'Climate Action Inuvik' on Facebook collected in town council chambers Wednesday afternoon to grill Northmart manager Kevin Giesbrecht on his store’s use of plastic.