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Bioform turns kelp and wood fibre into thin but durable bioplastic films for making agricultural mulch film or packaging products such as beverage lids and takeout containers

UBC entrepreneurs join fight against plastic pollution

The end of plastic pollution—in the oceans, on land and in our air—could be within reach with two UBC ventures working hard on solutions that could make this vision a reality.

May 26, 2022

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UBC experts on sustainable gift giving

UBC experts are available to comment on topics related to sustainable gift giving and consumerism.

Dec 10, 2021

UBC ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware

UBC ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware

UBC Vancouver is ditching single-use coffee cups and plastic food ware, and encouraging students, faculty and staff to choose reusable options such as their own mugs, water bottles and cutlery instead.

Nov 25, 2019

Seabirds study shows plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest

Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of British Columbia.

Jul 4, 2012

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