A disability studies professor in London is calling for nuance and inclusion in the national conversation about single-use plastics.

A process that will look into a ban will be announced Monday, and the ban could come into effect as early as 2021, according to an anonymous source.

EU Vice President Frans Timmermans said steps would be taken to have them made out of sustainable materials.

Municipal opposition party Ensemble Montreal says it wants Montreal to consider a ban on single-use plastic water bottles in city buildings and events.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the plastics charter she is negotiating with other G7 nations ahead of next month's leaders' summit in Quebec could be billed as a Paris-type agreement for ocean garbage.

Cities around the world are facing stockpiles of supposedly valuable recyclables following China's ban on plastic waste.