sik0fewl@kbin.social to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years 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 · 2 years 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-up8·2 years agoThose trays in the photo. Are they still used in Canada? They’ve been gone for years in the UK.
minus-squarezaphod@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoYup, they’re ubiquitous around here.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.