Living with Less Plastic: Emily Chandler “Over 90% of plastics ever produced have NOT been recycled”

Food & Shopping Produce bags Buy fresh bread Take your own Take Out Shop Second hand Least amount of packaging Habits: No straw, no plastic cutlery Buy in Bulk and Make Your Own Look up what can be recycled (ex: pens)

Personal Care Toothbrushes, Dental floss Menstrual cups Bar soap, powder laundry detergent Plastic free cosmetics Did you know some facial scrubs and other personal care products contain tiny plastic beads? Avoid anything with “polyethylene” listed as an ingredient

Top Ten Packaging Challenges for Recycling Facilities Multi-Layered Laminates Return to Retailer Examples: Zipper and stand-up pouches/bags, foiled wrappers Colored Opaque PET Examples: Household and personal care bottles, energy drink bottles Compostable Plastic Examples: Takeout and single-serve containers, trays, cups, cutlery *Clear is best as it’s easier to sort Non-PET Clamshells Black Plastic Containers Examples: Bakery goods, electronics packaging Full Shrink Wrap Label Non-PET materials that end up in the PET bale are a contaminant. Also, labels, adhesive and inks that do not cleanly remove can further contaminate the PET material. Examples: Full-wrap labels or sleeves on rigid bottles and some closures Hot Beverage Polycoated Cups Cardboard Tray with Plastic Film Metalized Tubes Examples: Beverage bottle and can cases, 12-count and higher Examples: Toothpaste tubes, personal care products, prescription creams Single-Serve Hot Beverage Pods

Producer Responsibility Stewardship Ontario: Federal Action? Circular Economy Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC) was founded in 2003. It is a not-for-profit, industry-led organization created to design, promote and implement sustainable solutions for the recycling of end-of-life electronics. Its membership is comprised of close to thirty leading electronics manufacturers. Producer Responsibility

Sign of Progress A&W, Carrefour, etc Bag charge Cities: Vancouver Guelph Bayfield County of Oxford Zero Waste stores Waterloo Bulk Barn Gentle Rain Sign of Progress

Underconsume . Don’t fall for “Green Washing” (ex: compostable plastic) Money Talks Make it Public Educate and enable your friends and colleagues Politicians Listen (or, if not, make them) Environmental Registry: Discussion paper on reducing litter and waste in our communities https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-4689 Resources Library "How to Host a Greener Event" and "The Guide to Hosting Greener Events"  Action Shop at businesses that make it easier for you to reduce your use of plastic and tell them that’s why you’re there – ex: of White Terry, social media shout out

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