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The Economic Life Cycle of Canada’s Plastics

Sustainability November 25, 2020

By: Babatunde Olateju

Leadership Perspectives, Episode 17

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Dr. Olateju returns to our podcast to talk plastics—and how the sustainable finance industry could give Canada’s plastics recycling market a much-needed boost.

The full story: Balancing power with capital in Canada’s circular plastics economy

Babatunde Olateju

Associate Director, Sustainability, Signal49 Research

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