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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Publication Date: April 25, 2024 - 14:34

Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem

April 25, 2024
New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada’s environment.The data come as Canadian negotiators are at an Ottawa convention centre with peers from 174 other countries trying to hammer out a global agreement to eliminate plastic waste.


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