sik0fewl@kbin.social to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoCanada sets sights on next plastic waste target: food packagingglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: zerowaste
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkCanada sets sights on next plastic waste target: food packagingglobalnews.casik0fewl@kbin.social to Canada@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: zerowaste
The federal government is calling for input from grocers, food and beverage producers, provincial governments and the general population.
minus-squareSwarfega@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThose trays in the photo. Are they still used in Canada? They’ve been gone for years in the UK.
minus-squarezaphod@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoYup, they’re ubiquitous around here.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago@Swarfega @sik0fewl Yup. And in many cities (and almost every small town) styrofoam is non-recyclable. It’s far past the time Big Business should be forced to fund recycling facilities for their choice of packaging.
minus-squares_s@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSome styrofoam, some blow-molded plastic trays. And the juice absorbing liner is always plastic, too.
Those trays in the photo. Are they still used in Canada? They’ve been gone for years in the UK.
Yup, they’re ubiquitous around here.
@Swarfega @sik0fewl
Yup. And in many cities (and almost every small town) styrofoam is non-recyclable.
It’s far past the time Big Business should be forced to fund recycling facilities for their choice of packaging.
Some styrofoam, some blow-molded plastic trays.
And the juice absorbing liner is always plastic, too.