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Child-Proof or Street-Proof? The Green Industry’s Plastic Problem.
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On any given afternoon in Waterloo, the walkways and parking lots surrounding Laurier’s campus have become littered with the colorful and bulky bags, tubes and jars for cannabis packaging. On top of a growing recycling issue, this waste has become a real eyesore to pedestrians. From bulky childproof jars to thick smell-proof bags, many feel…
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Should Earth Day only be celebrated in April?
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Earth day is celebrated annually on April 22 in support of environmental protection. Since 1970, it marks the commencement of events coordinated around the world by Earthday.org which reach approximately 1 billion people in over 193 countries. This year’s theme personally addresses my environmental gripe: “Planet vs. Plastics”. As the reality of microplastics dawn upon…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying: Introversion, ideation and the monotony of working a 9-5
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TW: This article discusses themes of suicide. “It’s hard, isn’t it? To be a person,” states the character of Isobel in Rachel Lambert’s feature film Sometimes I Think About Dying. ‘Released on Jan. 26, Sometimes I Think About Dying provides a sombre and introspective look at creeping feelings of suicidal ideation and office monotony. Fran,…
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