Plastic Bag Ban

• Increase in Edmonton’s paper, reusable bag fee takes effect July 1

  The City of Edmonton says new paper bags will cost at least 25 cents starting on July 1. New reusable bags are scheduled to increase to at least $2.

  Consumer

  Jun 5, 2024
  
• Edmonton to increase fee for paper and reusable bags

  Forgetting your reusable bag at home will cost you a bit more money starting this summer with fees for paper and reusable bags going up in July.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2024
  
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• Plastic checkout bag ban takes effect in Regina

  Councillor Bob Hawkins says there's been "remarkably little resistance" to the plastic bag ban.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2022
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• ‘Incredibly frustrating’: Vancouver small business stuck with banned plastic bags

  Plastic bags are now banned and the city says there’s no grace period for using up existing stock as it would be unfair to other businesses.

  Environment

  Jan 27, 2022
• Edmonton hopes to implement plan to reduce single-use items in 2023

  Edmonton hopes the single-use item reduction plan would be implemented in 2023.

  Consumer

  Nov 25, 2021
• Plastic checkout bag ban coming February 2022 to Regina

  The city says the ban will apply to plastic bags provided to customers at checkout, but in-store plastic bags for bulk foods or fruits and vegetables will be allowed.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2021
• Manitoba Safeway stores to (once again) phase out plastic bags by May 5

  Sobeys Inc. put up signs in Manitoba Safeway stores last week that plastic bags would no longer be available starting May 5.

  Environment

  Apr 13, 2021
• Saint John council moves forward with plastic bag ban bylaw

  The summer goal ensures retailers have enough time to prepare, while still having the bylaw implemented before next fall.

  Consumer

  Nov 10, 2020
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• Saint John councillor to table citywide plastic bag ban

  "What we're seeing here on the ground is that Saint John is indeed ready for this," says Ward 3 Coun. David Hickey.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2020
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• No more single-use plastic bags in Nova Scotia stores

  Bringing your own reusable bags when going shopping is "the best way to protect our environment," the province says.

  Consumer

  Oct 27, 2020