Canada announces ban on single-use plastics in ‘historic step’

Fri, 8 Jul 2022 07:29:25 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/20/canada-announces-ban-on-single-use-plastics>

"The government of Canada announced that it will ban the manufacturing and
import of a number of “harmful” single-use plastics, with several new
regulations coming into place in December.

The new rules, announced Monday, will apply to checkout bags, utensils,
food-service products with plastic that is difficult to recycle, ring carriers,
stir sticks, and straws with some exceptions, the government announced in a
release.

“Our government is all in when it comes to reducing plastic pollution …That’s
why we’re announcing today that our government is delivering on its commitment
to ban harmful single-use plastics,” said environment minister Steven
Guilbeault in a press conference Monday.

“This is a historic step towards beating plastic pollution and keeping our
communities, lands and oceans clean.”

The sale of such items will be prohibited starting in December 2023, a buffer
period meant to give businesses time to adjust to the changes and wind down
their existing supplies."

Via Susan ****

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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