Beyond Plastic: exploring the issue of waste in Canada

How do we move beyond plastic? Will a soft plastic ban actually work and how? What are the politics of waste in Canada? And can mechanisms be created to support a plastic-free economy? These are just some of the questions our researchers will answer as we move toward solutions to our plastic problem.

At this Ideafest 2020 event, geographer Jutta Gutberlet, economist Pascal Courty, political scientist Will Greaves and environmental lawyer Deborah Curran discussed possible solutions to Canada’s waste dilemma.