Environment committee  But I mean targets for all three Rs—not just for recycling, but also reducing and reusing—

Environment committee  Mr. Burt, here's the same question. Do legislative targets for the three Rs make more sense by sector or by industry as a whole, potentially?

Environment committee  Ms. Rochman, you talked about microplastics in the air and microplastics in the water. What is the source of those, and how do we change that going forward?

Environment committee  You listed seven ways to realize a better future. In the terms of the strait behind you, which do you think are the most important in realizing a better future there?

Environment committee  How important is education in changing consumer behaviour, and who should take the lead on that, government or industry?

Environment committee  Thank you. We have an absolutely great group of witnesses here today. Mr. Sandborn, I'd like to start with you. I'm from the Kootenay—Columbia riding in British Columbia. I was involved in managing provincial parks down on the coast for many years. Have you looked at the sourc

Environment committee  Thank you. Thank you Mr. Chair.

Environment committee  I'll try to get in two questions. First of all, Mr. Masterson or Ms. Des Chênes, the report we had from department officials, if I remember correctly, said that the second most littered plastic was cigarette butts. There are several trillion cigarette butts littered every year,

Environment committee  If you could look into that, I would really appreciate that. My second question is for Mr. Ross, and it's partly about attitudes as well, particularly with the Strait of Georgia. Have you looked into the source of the plastics that are going into the Strait of Georgia? There is

Environment committee  Thank you.

Environment committee  Just quickly then, since I've been given a little more time, do you think the federal government has a role in setting standards going forward, for example for what's coming out of some of the sewage treatment plants?

Environment committee  Thank you. To the Chemistry Industry Association, what do you think your association's and your industry's role should be in the full spectrum of producing, reusing, recycling and recovering, in terms of funding those initiatives?

Environment committee  You don't necessarily feel responsibility for the full life cycle of plastics, then, in terms of providing funding.

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here. I'd like to thank Mr. Cullen in particular: past vice-chair of this committee, past environment critic for the NDP and long-time environmental and indigenous champion. We're certainly going to miss you. I know

Environment committee  There are plastic additives, of course, and the professor showed a number of them that are quite concerning, for example, phthalates and BPA. They've been linked to health issues and banned in some cases from certain products. The American Academy of Pediatrics says that packagin