Plastic Shopping Bags
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How Edmonton’s new single-use item bylaw affects your drive-thru orderAccording to the city, a drive-through bag that contains the food order is considered a shopping bag under the bylaw and can be provided for 15 cents.ConsumerJul 3, 2023
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As stores ditch shopping bags, what’s next for Canada’s plastic ban?The switch away from single-use plastics has not come without its challenges for businesses looking for sustainable and affordable alternatives.EnvironmentJun 6, 2023
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Biodegradable bags could survive more than 3 years in soil: studyThe bags were exposed to environments that they could potentially encounter if discarded as litter, including air, soil and the sea.Apr 29, 2019
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Atlantic Canada’s biggest city to look at banning plastic shopping bagsHalifax council has asked city staff to examine a plastic bag ban, a move that would follow the lead of Montreal, where single-use plastic bags were banned at the start of the year, and Victoria, where a ban takes effect July 1.CanadaJan 16, 2018
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