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Plenty of low-hanging fruit for feds to pick in curbing consumption of single-use plastics

Part of Canada’s action plan to ensure a green recovery from the pandemic should include incentives for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and researchers to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce and prevent plastic pollution in fresh water, as well as better understand its effects.

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BY MICHAEL RENNIE
February 1, 2021

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