Single-use Plastics

• Guelph to implement next phase of ban on single-use plastics

  The city council in Guelph, Ont., is poised to vote on new measures to ban single-use plastics that include allowing customers to bring their own reusable cups for beverages.

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2024
  
• ‘Take a bag, leave a bag’: Calgary pharmacy’s solution to single-use bylaw

  The Kenron Pharmacy program asks people to donate extra reusable bags that are then sanitized and used for customers in-store or for deliveries.

  Environment

  Sep 8, 2023
  
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• Alberta bottle depots start offering refunds on reusable takeout food containers

  A program that allows reusable takeout containers to be taken by bottle depots is expanding to more communities in southern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2023
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• How Edmonton’s new single-use item bylaw affects your drive-thru order

  According 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.

  Consumer

  Jul 3, 2023
• Edmonton to ban single-use plastics starting July 1

  The City of Edmonton’s single-use plastic ban goes into effect on July 1, putting Edmonton on the 'road to less waste and litter,' the city said Wednesday.

  Consumer

  Jun 21, 2023
• 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.

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2023
• Montreal single-use plastics ban comes into effect, covering range of products

  The bylaw was passed 18 months ago and covers the 19 boroughs that make up the city of Montreal, with officials estimating some 8,400 businesses will be affected.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
• Montreal phasing out single-use plastics in restaurants

  Plastic utensils, containers, cups, straws and lids will eventually be banned in all bars and restaurants in Montreal.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• Ontario company Friendlier aims to help phase out single-use plastics

  Their company has already washed nearly half a million plastic containers, but Friendlier hopes to scrub more and expand their operations as Canada phases out single-use plastics.

  Environment

  Mar 21, 2023
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• Saskatchewan government fighting feds on single-use plastics

  'It is our position that the federal government cannot simply declare plastics to be under its environmental jurisdiction,' says Saskatchewan justice minister Bronwyn Eyre.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2023