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Food Waste Action Week 2024https://lovefoodhatewaste.ca/fwaw/, Read moreFood Waste Action Week 2024<div class="ExternalClass575F4F23C91B46D78F1C4A572F5EA5D6"><p>​Food Waste Action Week took place on March 18 – 24. The theme, Choose What You’ll Use, encourages people to buy loose fruits and vegetables as a way to buy closer to their needs.</p>​<br></div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/fwaw-potatoes-en-279x300.jpg, Food https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/fwaw-potatoes-en-279x300.jpgFood
Supporting the Elimination of Unnecessary & Problematic Plastics https://nzwc.ca/Documents/cpp-unnecessary-problematic-guidance.pdf, Supporting Elimination of Unnecessary & Problematic Plastics Supporting the Elimination of Unnecessary & Problematic Plastics <div class="ExternalClassC4AB8466E430490E949263A25D523627"><p>​The National Zero Waste Council, in collaboration with the Canada Plastics Pact, released guidance for industries to take urgent measures to eliminate unnecessary and problematic plastics. This document includes a list of 13 unnecessary or problematic items and flagged four in transition as industry collaborates to scale solutions. </p></div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/plastics-pact.jpg, Supporting the Elimination of Unnecessary & Problematic Plastics https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/plastics-pact.jpgPlastic
New Circular Procurement Guide Now Availablehttps://canadiancircularcities.ca/p2p-network/Documents/ccri-circular-procurement-strategies-for-circular-criteria.pdf, New Circular Procurement Guide Now AvailableNew Circular Procurement Guide Now Available<div class="ExternalClass6F1957088056403D8B574C8E73F5125C"><p>Developed by the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative in collaboration with the Circular Innovation Council, this guide is your go-to resource for municipal circular procurement.​<br></p> <br> </div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/circular-procurement-strategies.jpg, New Circular Procurement Guide Now Available https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/circular-procurement-strategies.jpgCircular Economy
Read Now: Reuse in Canada Landscape Scan Executive Summaryhttps://nzwc.ca/Documents/reuse-in-canada-landscape-scan-executive-summary.pdf, https://nzwc.ca/Documents/reuse-in-canada-landscape-scan-executive-summary.pdfRead Now: Reuse in Canada Landscape Scan Executive Summary<div class="ExternalClassC9D181F016A7402AA1C0E7129A7B14D8"><p>Explore our new executive summary of the Reuse in Canada Landscape Scan: Understanding Opportunities to Advance Reuse report.<br></p></div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/reuse-tile-banner.jpg, Reuse https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/reuse-tile-banner.jpgReuse
Circular Food Hubshttps://nzwc.ca/focus-areas/food/what-we-are-doing/circular-food-hubs-nova-scotia/Pages/default.aspx, https://nzwc.ca/focus-areas/food/what-we-are-doing/circular-food-hubs-nova-scotia/Pages/default.aspxCircular Food Hubs<div class="ExternalClass3E49863F62D84611B1D67A688C03C364">​In June, Circular Food Hubs hosted two webinars that shared lessons learned from developing place-based circular food hubs. Local governments to innovating businesses share their stories from Nova scotia to British Columbia. </div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/circular-food-hubs.jpg, Food https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/circular-food-hubs.jpgFood
Explore the National Zero Waste Council 2022-2025 Strategic Planhttps://nzwc.ca/Documents/NationalZeroWasteCouncil2022-2025StrategicPlan.pdf, National Zero Waste Council 2022-2025 Strategic PlanExplore the National Zero Waste Council 2022-2025 Strategic Plan<div class="ExternalClassB9D8B3E248674D28B4E9642D5C6ED16D"><p>Learn about the National Zero Waste Council foundation, approaches, and strategic priority sectors and areas of work leading from 2022 to 2025.</p><br></div>https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/NZWC-StrategicPlan.jpg, National Zero Waste Council 2022-2025 Strategic Plan https://nzwc.ca/PublishingImages/NZWC-StrategicPlan.jpgWaste Prevention

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​Canada Plastic Pact and National Zero Waste Council: Supporting Elimination of Unnecessary and​ Problematic Plastics ​https://nzwc.ca/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=24​Canada Plastic Pact and National Zero Waste Council: Supporting Elimination of Unnecessary and​ Problematic Plastics ​<div class="ExternalClassEA09A8C8DC5340F6B8D5F0857708AC44"><p><br></p></div><p>​</p>4/24/2024 7:00:00 AMhttps://nzwc.ca/Documents/cpp-unnecessary-problematic-guidance.pdf, Supporting the Elimination of Unnecessary and Problematic Plastics
Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Strategic Framework for Future Action”https://nzwc.ca/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=21Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Strategic Framework for Future Action”4/8/2024 7:00:00 AMhttps://www.csagroup.org/article/research/the-circular-built-environment-in-canada-a-strategic-framework-for-future-action, Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Strategic Framework for Future Action”
Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Review of the Current State, Gaps and Opportunities”https://nzwc.ca/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=22Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Review of the Current State, Gaps and Opportunities”4/8/2024 7:00:00 AMhttps://www.csagroup.org/article/research/the-circular-built-environment-in-canada-a-review-of-the-current-state-gaps-and-opportunities/, Circular Economy Leadership Canada and Canada Standards Association: Release of New Report “The Circular Built Environment in Canada: A Review of the Current State, Gaps and Opportunities”
Food Waste Reduction Challenge Winners Announced: LOOP Mission and Still Goodhttps://nzwc.ca/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=18Food Waste Reduction Challenge Winners Announced: LOOP Mission and Still Good3/20/2024 7:00:00 AMhttps://www.canada.ca/en/agriculture-agri-food/news/2024/03/minister-macaulay-announces-food-waste-reduction-challenge-winners.html, Food Waste Reduction Challenge Winners Announced: LOOP Mission and Still Good

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