Used to make cooking spatulas, takeout boxes and kitchen peelers, black plastic made headlines after a study last year claimed that the material contained toxic flame retardants which could be ...

Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared to other packaging materials, according to a new study. The findings ...

The Government of Canada is working with all levels of government, industry, non-government organizations, researchers and Canadians to take action on plastic waste and pollution. Learn more about the ...

Plastic has helped humanity progress in ways unimaginable only a century ago. It has revolutionised healthcare, made homes more energy efficient, and reduced pressure on the extraction of natural ...