Canada plans to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. Its initiative to ban six single-use plastic items has been criticized but is a first-step in moving towards a circular economy. As Jeyan Jeganathan explains, if this plan is successful, Canada would divert 90 per cent of its discarded plastic away from landfills and back into the recycling system.

From the TVO streaming audio-visual collection. Aired on April 22, 2021.