Single-use Plastics Ban
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Public to speak to city council on Calgary’s single-use items bylawWhile the federal government's ban focuses on certain single-use plastics, the City of Calgary bylaw takes aim at single-use items regardless of material.CanadaJan 16
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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?CanadaJun 20, 2022
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Guelph city council moves up start of single-use plastics banMany single-use items such as plastic shopping bags and styrofoam cups and takeout containers could be banned in Guelph by Jan. 1, 2023.EnvironmentApr 4, 2022
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Guelph could ban many single-use plastics by March 2023The report going to Guelph city council recommends introducing a fee in March 2024 of at least $1 for reusable bags and 25 cents for disposable cups.EnvironmentMar 25, 2022
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Montreal to ban single-use plastics by 2023The use of certain kinds of plastics in Montreal is coming to an end.EnvironmentAug 18, 2021
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Trudeau’s single-use plastics ban is ill-timed and ill-conceivedDoes it make any sense to prioritize something like a single-use plastics ban in the midst of a global pandemic? Rob Breakenridge discusses.CommentaryOct 10, 2020
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Plastics industry criticizes Ottawa’s ‘toxic’ label for some products in planned banIndustry leaders said plastic products don't belong anywhere near a list of harmful products that includes mercury, asbestos and lead.EnvironmentOct 8, 2020
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Ottawa pushing ahead with plan to ban single-use plastics by end of 2021Canadians are turning in large numbers to plastics amid the coronavirus pandemic.CanadaOct 7, 2020
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Edmonton social enterprise Earth Group unveils new aluminum bottled water product"It's 100 per cent aluminum, 100 per cent recyclable, it takes 95 per cent less energy to recycle than a plastic bottle," Earth Water co-founder Matt Moreau said.CanadaSep 13, 2019
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Kingston looks to remove single-use plastics from some city-owned facilitiesPlastic straws, cups and forks, by the middle of next year, they will be removed from some Kingston owned facilities.NewsSep 10, 2019
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