Single-use plastics officially banned in Canada
- Michael Kras
- 21 Dec 2022
Canada’s ban on harmful single-use plastics has officially gone into effect.
As of December 20th, 2022, the federal government has banned the manufacturing and import of select single-use plastic items including checkout bags, cutlery, stir sticks, straws, and foodservice ware made from or containing plastics that are hard to recycle.
Additionally, the ban on plastic ring carriers, such as the type found on multi-packs of canned goods, will go into effect as of June 2023.
We need less single-use plastic litter, not more. That’s obvious. And that’s why, in Canada, we’re moving forward with a ban on harmful single-use plastics – as of today, you cannot make or import things like plastic cutlery and plastic bags.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 21, 2022
The federal government explains that this ban on single-use plastics will result in the elimination of an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastic waste and more than 22,000 tonnes of plastic pollution: equivalent to over 1 million full garbage bags.
“We promised Canadians we would deliver a ban on certain harmful single-use plastics. Today, we’re following through on that commitment by prohibiting the manufacture and import in Canada of five of the six categories of these harmful single-use plastics,” said The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
“With this ban, and our participation toward achieving a global treaty, we’re joining the global effort to reduce plastic pollution and protect our wildlife and habitats. There is a clear linkage between a world free of plastic pollution and a sustainable world, rich in biodiversity—a world that also best supports the health and economic security of Canadians, protects our environment, and helps in the fight against climate change.”
Read the full release here.
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Lyle
26.12.2022 5:12 pmThere are so many things like these products that can be replaced with hemp products. It grows so fast and has no polluting footprint. DO IT NOW.
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