Involve business in ocean plastics pollution issue, talks: McKenna
HALIFAX — The federal environment minister says she wants business leaders involved when she and her counterparts from other G7 nations gather in Halifax this fall to discuss how to reduce the flow of plastic waste into the oceans.
Catherine McKenna, speaking at a news conference Tuesday in Halifax, said Canadians are throwing out up to $150 billion worth of plastic each year, much of which ends up in the water.
The minister said she wants to work with provinces, territories and municipalities to draft a national strategy aimed at combatting the plastics problem.
McKenna said plastics producers should also be part of the discussions in late September when she meets in Halifax with her counterparts from Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Germany, the United States and Japan.