Single Use Plastic

• Small business gives plastic new purpose inside Edmonton garage

  Edmonton's Corey Saban sees the potential in plastic and is working inside his garage to transform discarded materials into something more useful.

  Environment

  Jan 7
• 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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• 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
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• ‘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
• Kingston businesses react to federal ban on single-use plastics

  The federal government is moving to fulfill a key promise to ban single-use plastics by the end of 2021.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
• 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
• London’s first zero-waste grocery store could open by year’s end: Reimagine Co.

  Reimagine is hoping to open in October or early November.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2020
• Environmentalists say coronavirus fears have led to major setback on plastic pollution

  "To date there are zero cases of (surface contact) transmission. Systems for reusable and refill are proven to be safe and sanitary," said a spokesperson for the Surfrider Foundation.

  Environment

  Jul 15, 2020
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• Canada-wide ban on many single-use plastics on track for 2021, minister says

  The first step in the process requires a scientific assessment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2020
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• Prince Albert, Sask. bans single-use plastic bags

  Prince Albert becomes the first city in Saskatchewan to ban single-use plastic check-out bags.

  Environment

  Jan 28, 2020