| Let’s take a look at news from around the globe about plastic reduction… Edmonton hopes to implement plan to reduce single-use items in 2023 GlobalNews.ca reports that The City of Edmonton’s plans to ban plastic straws and styrofoam and institute a minimum charge of 25 cents for disposable cups. The city hopes to implement their plan by the end of next year. “Everything is a proposal at this stage,” said Jodi Goebel, the city’s waste strategy director. “We’re working with the business community and key stakeholders in particular to look at the details of our proposal and make sure we understand what the impact to Edmontonians will be.” Montreal to join the single-use plastics ban The use of certain kinds of plastics in Montreal is coming to an end. City officials announced plans to enact a bylaw to restrict the distribution of certain kinds of plastics in the city. “In 12 months, no more plastic bags whatsoever,” stressed the city’s mayor Valérie Plante at a press conference. “We don’t want those anymore. We’re done!” By August next year, retail stores will no longer offer plastic shopping bags, and by February 2023, other kinds of plastics will be banned, including styrofoam cups, take-out containers, polystyrene trays for fruit and vegetables as well as plastic utensils. UK to focus on waste reduction for beauty products The British press reports that, for Plastic Free Week in September, there will be a major push to reduce plastics from the beauty products world. When it comes to beauty routines, much of it is heavily-laden with plastic, from shampoo bottles to foundation tubes. This means they cannot easily be recycled. It’s also one of the easiest parts of your daily routine to make more environmentally-conscious. A growing category in beauty products is “zero-waste.” That’s where brands avoid contributing to landfill throughout the whole process of making a product, from sourcing the ingredients to formulation, manufacturing and shipping. That may sound like a simple promise, but as more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced every year by the global cosmetics industry, it’s a welcome commitment. Make your Easter eggs eco-friendly Easter is not that far off, and for many that means an Easter egg hunt the whole family will enjoy. You can create your own eco-friendly Easter eggs! Here’s a quick YouTube video that shows you how. Welcome to the world’s only 100% plastic free store aisle A “world first” plastic-free supermarket aisle is being unveiled in Amsterdam, prompting calls from campaigners for retailers to roll them out in other countries. More than 700 products will be available without plastic packaging in the aisle which is being set up in a new metro-sized pilot store of supermarket chain Ekoplaza in the Dutch city, including meat, rice, sauces, dairy, chocolate, cereals, fruit and vegetables. Environmental campaign group A Plastic Planet, which came up with the idea, said the introduction of the world’s first plastic-free aisle was a “landmark moment” for the global fight against plastic pollution. This newsletter is sponsored and provided by Tru Earth Tru Earth is a leader of plastic-free products From laundry strips to pop-up sponges, you know that you can count on Tru earth to offer you the very best selection of plastic-free products. We constantly search and research for exciting new products we know you’ll love. Just click here to shop for your next Tru Earth plastic-free item. | 
