Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags in Australia

Canada one-step closer to zero plastic waste by 2030

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the next steps in the Government of Canada's plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030.

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  • Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced the next steps in the Government of Canada's plan to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030.
  • Minister Wilkinson also took the opportunity to announce over $2M through the Zero Plastic Waste Initiative for 14 new Canadian-led plastic reduction initiatives.
  • In July 2020, the second and final phase of the Canada-wide Action Plan on Zero Plastic Waste was released.
  • In Canada, up to 15billion plastic bags are used every year and close to 57million straws are used daily.

Plastic-free: Dominica Gives Free Jute and Cotton Bags to All Households

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Friday, February 21, 2020
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LONDON, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominicans have started receiving free jute and cotton bags to encourage less use of plastic.

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  • LONDON, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominicans have started receiving free jute and cotton bags to encourage less use of plastic.
  • Last week, the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica announced that it would provide every single household on the island with plastic-free, sustainable bags, in a bid to pursue complete plastic ban.
  • Moreover, Dominica encourages biodegradable packaging and reusable shopping bags by offering a 0% import duty.
  • "Help Dominica go plastic bag free by reusing these bags again and again," reads the slogan on the distributed bag.

More than 100,000 Customers Petition Target to Eliminate Plastic Bags in Stores

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Friday, March 29, 2019
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --More than 100,000 Target customers have petitioned Target Corporation to eliminate plastic bags in Target stores.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --More than 100,000 Target customers have petitioned Target Corporation to eliminate plastic bags in Target stores.
  • The petition, started by Customers Who Care, asks Target to take responsibility for the more than a billion plastic bags it hands out at checkout per year.
  • Many Target customers joining the petition express grave concern for the impact of Target's plastic bags on the environment.
  • People can join Customers Who Care's petition to Target entitled: "Ban Plastic Bags: Target, Stop Filling the World with Plastic Bags!"