Single-use Plastic Ban

• India moves to ban some single-use plastics to cut down waste

  This isn't the first time that India has considered a plastic ban. But previous iterations have focused on specific regions, resulting in varying degrees of success.

  World

  Jul 1
  
• Canada’s single-use plastics ban a ‘first step’ in waste reduction. What’s next?

  Canada announced a series of deadlines on Monday that would see an end to the circulation of several single-use plastic products in the country. What happens now?

  Canada

  Jun 20
  
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• Canada to ban certain single-use plastic imports, manufacturing by year’s end

  The move will also affect single-use plastic straws, stir sticks, cutlery and six-pack rings used to hold cans and bottles together.

  Environment

  Jun 20
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• Tofino becomes first municipality in B.C. to ban single-use plastic utensils

  The District of Tofino made the announcement on March 11 after collaborating with the organization Surfrider Pacific Rim in the fall of 2019.

  Environment

  Mar 17
• ANALYSIS: Liberal ban on single-use plastics allows companies to profit off ‘harmful’ materials

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are facing criticism that proposed rules to ban single-use plastics don't go far enough.

  Environment

  Dec 22, 2021
• Liberals release long-awaited regulations to ban single-use plastics, but there’s a loophole

  The Liberal government has proposed new regulations to ban single-use plastics in Canada, including grocery bags, straws and takeout containers.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2021
• Montreal’s single-use plastics plan gains praise, but experts say Canada has far to go

  Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced on Wednesday that the city would ban retailers and restaurants from distributing plastic bags in the city by end of August 2022.

  Environment

  Aug 20, 2021
• ‘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
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• 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