On Oct. 19, the Ontario government announced its next steps to revamp curbside recycling through the blue box program. Their proposal is posted for public feedback until Dec. 2, 2020. CJRU spoke with Ashley Wallis, the plastic program manager at Environmental Defense Canada, to learn how plastics navigate the recycling system and what’s missing from the proposal. 

This story by Sam Dharmasena is part of the Local Journalism Initiative, a project by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

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Environmental Defence calls for higher, material-specific targets for Ontario’s recycling programs

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Environmental Defence calls for higher, material-specific targets for Ontario’s recycling programs

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