New projects funded by the Zero Plastic Waste Initiative
Backgrounder
October 7, 2020
| Recipient | Project Title | Project Overview | Project location | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Plastics Recycling Association | Alberta plastics data project | Gather data about the amount and types of plastic pollution created from industries and municipalities in the Edmonton Capital Region to help support waste reduction strategies moving forward. | AB | $110,000 |
| Atlantic Coastal Action Program – Cape Breton | Exploring Alternatives for Agriculture Packaging | Explore environmentally responsible and cost-effective alternatives for local food packaging. | NS | $30,000 |
| Carleton University | Freshwater plastics detection/removal technology acceleration project | Identify and pilot solutions to detect and remove microplastics from wastewater systems. | ON | $215,000 |
| Georgian Bay Forever | Diversion 2.0 | Trial innovative technologies to capture plastics from entering our water from various point sources and expand citizen awareness of plastic pollution. | ON | $145,000 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc. | Support for clean harbour initiatives: removal of marine plastics in Newfoundland harbours | Develop best practices and remove marine plastic litter in Newfoundland harbours. | NL | $80,000 |
| Municipality of the County of Victoria | Ideas to innovation | Identify innovative and customized solutions to target local plastic waste and pollution. | NS | $25,000 |
| Nativus Energy Ltd. | Characterizing and defining waste to develop a waste diversion and waste to reuse strategy | Work with the Lake St. Martin First Nation community to determine community-specific strategies for increased collection and diversion of plastic waste. | MB | $130,000 |
| Nature-Action Québec Inc. | Zero plastic nets: for reduction at the source | Install waste capture nets at municipal sewer outlets to remove litter before it enters the water and raise community awareness about plastic pollution. | QC | $205,000 |
| Ocean Diagnostics Inc. | Development of technology for the quantification and characterization of marine microplastics and their deployment via citizen science | Develop and test citizen science microplastic sampling protocols for nearshore surface waters and marine systems. | BC | $184,000 |
| Raven Recycling Society | Prevent and remove plastic pollution at the recycling drop-off | Improve a local recycling facility to reduce the leakage of plastic waste into the environment and increase value recovery of recyclables. | YK | $185,000 |
| TGM Tours Inc. | Working together to create a circular economy for the Gros Morne Region | Identify and trial approaches to reduce plastic waste and pollution and advance a circular economy in the Gros Morne Region. | NL | $143,000 |
| University of British Columbia | Using behavioural intervention to nudge consumers to reduce single-use produce bags at grocery stores in Canada | Target behavioural choices to reduce the use and waste of plastic produce bags at grocery stores. | BC | $80,000 |
| University of Windsor | Evaluation of sustainable mechanisms for plastics removal from land-applied biosolids | Evaluate sustainable mechanisms to remove microplastics from biosolids and promote the uptake of effective methods with key stakeholders. | ON | $195,000 |
| Wicehtowak Limnos Consulting Services Ltd. | George Gordon First Nation plastic waste stewardship | Develop a plastic waste management program in conjunction with the George Gordon First Nation. | SK | $90,000 |
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