Canadian environmental group hoping to work with businesses to reduce plastics in food industry

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Canadian organization Ocean Wise has launched a new initiative to help remove what it calls unnecessary plastics in the food and beverage industry.

is launching during Waste Reduction Week and will help businesses identify unnecessary plastics in an organization’s supply chain, while implementing an achievable plastic reduction plan.

Ocean Wise calls the issue urgent and says it's predicted that Canadians' use of plastics will balloon to more than six-million metric tonnes by 2030. "We can help businesses achieve tangible change, like swapping required plastic packaging for an alternative material," he said.

 

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