Canada Sets Dates For Ban Of Single Use Plastics
According to multiple local media reports, the Canadian government is banning companies from importing or mak- ing plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the end of 2025. Canada previously announced a ban but environment advocates were dismayed about delays and that Canada’s initial plan was to ban the items at home but continue to ship them abroad. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the dates Monday. In addition to bags and takeout boxes, the ban will af- fect plastic straws, bags, cutlery, stir sticks and six-pack rings that hold cans and bottles. The federal government listed plastics as toxic un- der the Canadian Environmental Protection Act last year, which paved the way for regulations to ban some. Howev- er a consortium of plastics producers is suing the govern- ment over the toxic designation in a case expected to be heard later this year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first promised in June 2019 that his government would phase out the production and use of hard-to-recycle plastic items as it aims for zero plastic waste by the end of the decade.
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