Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem By: Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press Posted: 12:20 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024 Last Modified: 3:49 PM CDT ...

The researchers pinpointed the culprit: paint on the metal caps of glass bottles. Tiny scratches—likely from friction during storage—shedded plastic particles into the drinks. What can brands do?

A deposit scheme for plastic bottles and cans will finally be announced by ministers today in a breakthrough against litter, pollution and waste. The scheme will see a small fee – perhaps 20p ...

A single-use plastic water bottle sits amongst a pile of seaweed on the shore of Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Listen to this article 00:05:22 ...

Almost half of that, 155,000 tonnes, was plastic packaging, including 31,000 tonnes of plastic bottles and 73,000 tonnes of plastic film that is used to make grocery bags and food wraps.

OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became ...