Single-use Plastic Ban

• ‘People are innovative’: Trudeau says restaurants can adapt to single-use plastics

  The Trudeau government plans to ban single-use plastics by the end of 2021. Restaurants that rely on takeout orders may have to change their delivery packaging.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2020
• Ottawa plans to ban single-use plastics: What does that mean for Alberta?

  The federal government took another step forward in reducing plastic pollution Wednesday, releasing its latest report on the issue.

  Environment

  Oct 7, 2020
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• B.C. approves cities’ single-use plastic bans, extends bottle deposits to milk containers

  The move came after the B.C. Court of Appeal struck down the City of Victoria's plastic bag ban in 2019, saying the municipality needed the province's go-ahead to enact it.

  Sep 12, 2020
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• ‘It just ends up in our waste system’: Plastic grocery bag ban officially launched in Devon, Alberta

  Stores in Devon, Alta. can no longer distribute single-use plastic retail bags. 

  Jan 1, 2020
• Foam no more: City of Vancouver single-use foam ban kicks in New Year’s Day

  The city is implementing a ban on most single-use foam products on Jan. 1, 2020, as a part of its larger plan to phase out single-use item waste.

  Dec 31, 2019
• Beaconsfield, Que. becomes latest municipality to ban single-use plastic bags

  The new bylaw will come into effect on April 1, 2020.

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2019
• Vancouver approves ban on straws, plastic bags

  The plan envisions a ban on plastic straws by April 22, 2020, with bags phased out by Jan. 1, 2021.

  Nov 22, 2019
• 4 in 5 British Columbians support a federal ban on single use plastic: poll

  In June, the federal Liberal government proposed a ban on "harmful" single-use plastics across the country by 2021.

  Environment

  Nov 21, 2019
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• City of Vancouver wants to know if you want plastic bags to be banned

  A public survey has been launched that will collect opinions on banning plastic shopping bags in the city, along with imposing a fee on paper and reusable bags.

  Jul 11, 2019
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• Calgary continuing single-use plastics report despite federal ban

  Despite the announcement of a federal ban, Calgary is continuing with a scoping report on how to reduce or eliminate the use of single-use plastic items.

  Environment

  Jun 11, 2019