Environment

The Final Straw: Collaboration Is the Answer to Canada’s Plastic Pollution Problem

A future approach to manage plastic waste depends on governments, businesses, and citizens collaborating on these three solutions.

How Canadian Industry Is Addressing Our Plastic Waste Problem

The 'plastic' problem is not the material itself but the inefficient manner in which it’s managed that allows so much of it to leak into the environment.

The Future of Plastics Is Our Choice to Make

In Canada, only about 10% of the plastic we use gets recycled. The Zero Waste Conference is collaborating to find innovative ways of handling the waste.

Plastic Coffee Pods: Good, Bad or Just Plain Ugly?

Learn what happens after you throw out your plastic coffee pod — and then say yes to the environment by choosing certified compostable coffee pods.

Moving Towards a Plastic-Free Future

Plastic is flooding our communities, but people around the world are charting a course to a future free from problematic plastic. It is possible.

Celebrating Canada’s Forests

Celebrating Canada’s Forests as Diverse Outdoor Classrooms

Learn about the 2019 National Forest Week theme is Canada’s Forests, "Diverse Outdoor Classrooms," and the lessons our forests have to teach.

Managing Canada’s Forests for People, Wildlife, and the Climate

Canada’s forests are home to over 2.5 million people and are a key driver of the Canadian economy. We are a forest nation — learn how to keep it green.

Ontario — A Place to Grow the Forest Sector

As true stewards of our forests, OFIA’s members are committed to responsibly and sustainably harvesting Ontario's only renewable natural resource, trees.

Canada’s Dairy Sector Expanding Role in Fight Against Climate Change

Amid growing concerns about climate change, learn how dairy farmers are tackling the issue of dairy cows as a source of greenhouse gas emissions.