As part of our Hidden Rivers initiative, we took a look at Kelly’s Brook in St. John’s. This stream was a casualty of rapid urban expansion, becoming polluted as development surrounded it in the mid-20th century. It was eventually incorporated as part of the city’s sewer system in the 1960s and about 2 kilometres remain…
Typically when we think of marine plastics we think about the things we can see: plastic grocery bags, straws, drink bottles, and maybe fishing nets. Let’s take single-use plastic shopping bags. These bags easily end up in the ocean and waterways because their light weight allows them to be picked up by wind. Once in…
With the holidays coming up, you are probably using more plastics than usual with holiday parties, wrapping gifts, and decorating. But, did you know that plastic never truly “breaks down”? Other human-made materials, like paper, metal, or glass, will eventually return to their original elements, even if it takes a very long time. Plastic, on…