The challenge for eco-conscious shoppers is that alternatives to single-use plastic bags also leave an environmental footprint.
in Canada. But choosing the best alternative still isn't necessarily an easy decision for consumers.
"Reducing consumption of anything and everything is key because everything requires resources and energy to produce," said Walker, who advised the federal government on its Zero Plastic Waste Agenda and Oceans Plastics Charter. Small animals will still be allowed in the cabins of most flights, provided they can lie down in a carrier under the seat in front of the passenger.
The slowdown underway in Canada's two most expensive housing markets continued in June, with new numbers showing the number of homes sold in Toronto and Vancouver fell by more than a third, and average prices have now declined for several months in a row.
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