Environmental Defence Canada
A Canadian charity that campaigns for less plastic and fewer toxic chemicals, and backed the government in court over the plastics ban.
Resources for schools and families
Lesson plans, audits, experiments, conversation cards and vetted external resources by age.
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Alberta bottle depots
More than 220 independently owned bottle depots refund 10 or 25 cents on each drink container.
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SARCAN drink container depots (Saskatchewan)
Return drink containers for a refund at SARCAN depots across Saskatchewan. They also take soft plastic packaging.
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Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup (Canada)
Join or lead a litter cleanup on a shore, river or lake anywhere in Canada. The counts you record feed a national record used…
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TerraCycle UK and US
Free brand-funded programmes with public drop-off points, plus paid Zero Waste Boxes; check the map and read the caveats before paying.
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Clean Up Australia: join a clean-up (7 March 2027) or donate
Register a site or join one near you with free kits; the Great Spring Clean runs Sept to Oct 2026. Donations over $2 are…
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Tangaroa Blue and the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI)
Donate (tax-deductible) or log what you pick up in the AMDI database, the national record of what litter turns up where, used for source-reduction…
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Take 3 for the Sea: donate, clean up or book a school session
Australian charity (Class 1 deductible gift recipient, DGR1): donate, join a community clean-up or run your own as a Community Supporter, and book curriculum-aligned…
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Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme (New Zealand)
Drop clean, dry soft plastics at Woolworths, New World, Pak’nSave and The Warehouse; processed onshore into fence posts and building boards.
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Ontario Blue Box under full producer responsibility
Since 1 January 2026 producers, not municipalities, run and pay for Ontario’s Blue Box; the accepted list now includes coffee cups, black plastic and…