As jurisdictions across Canada take action to ban the use of landfill-clogging plastic bags, which can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, ... Waterloo student develops plastic bag composter ...

Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose — but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months. The Waterloo, Ontario high school junior figured that ...

A 17-year-old high school student in Waterloo, Ont. has found a way to break down plastic bags in a matter of months. As jurisdictions across Canada take action to ban the use of landfill-clogging ...

According to the report, ABC News collaborated with nine ABC-owned TV stations to place 46 trackers on plastic bag bundles that were deposited at Walmart and Target locations for recycling in 10 ...

Another carrier bag LCA done in the UK found that polypropylene bags only need to be reused 11 times to have the same impact as a single-use bag. And in the same analysis, a cotton bag needed 131 ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have employed 3D imaging technology to analyse microplastics, which is expected to lead to improved techniques for plastic waste recycling ...

With consumer aversion to single-use plastic packaging growing, a few local businesses and organisations in Kitchener-Waterloo are offering alternatives to conventional food packaging.

ABC News tracked dozens of plastic bags placed in retailers' recycling bins as part of an investigation into the effectiveness of America's recycling streams.

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