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Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear

Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private sector to come up with PPE products that won’t end up in landfills.The federal government is looking to fund Canadian companies that can produce compostable personal protective equipment (PPE) and technology to recycle…

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Federal government invests in small nuclear reactors to help it meet net-zero 2050 target

The federal government says it’s investing $20 million in the nuclear industry to help Canada meet its target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.An architectural rendering of Terrestrial Energy’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor power plant that it expects to have in production by the end of the decade. (Terrestrial Energy)The federal government says it’s…

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