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What’s the best alternative to a single-use plastic bag? It depends

Ottawa recently announced it will phase out some single-use plastics by 2025, but finding sustainable alternatives is trickier than you might think. The ban, which targets six categories of plastics, is part of an effort by the Liberal government to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. A study commissioned by …

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The Liberal government’s single-use plastic ban, explained

This week the Liberal government announced it will ban some single-use plastic items in an effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, but only a limited number of products fall under the ban and some of the prohibitions don’t kick in until 2025.  The six categories of single-use plastics …

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Toronto plastic surgeon accused of malpractice and disappearing with patients’ money has licence suspended

Amanda O’Brien went into Dr. Mahmood Kara’s office in 2019 for what was supposed to be a relatively simple procedure: a breast lift that would leave her existing implants, which he had put in 10 years earlier, intact. Instead, O’Brien ended up having to undergo five surgeries in the span of …

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Samsung To Recycle Fishing Nets, Plastic From Ocean To Make Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung To Recycle Fishing Nets, Plastic From Ocean To Make Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung is the latest phone manufacturer to improve on its process and include materials that are endangering the ecology. The company has announced its plans to repurpose the discarded fishing nets and use its material to build the next Galaxy devices. The first major product to use the new material …

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