On June 22, 2022, the Government of Canada published the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/ 2022-138), in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The Regulations prohibit manufacture, import and sale of 7 categories of single-use plastics (SUP) items. Here’s the highlight for the regu...
Here is everything you need to know about the ban on single-use plastics. What are single-use plastics and why are they being banned? Single-use plastics are, as their name implies, plastic products that are designed to be used once and then disposed of. (And yes, if you want to ...
OTTAWA, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian government will ban single-use plastics in the country as early as 2021, according to the Canadian Prime Minister's Office on Monday. "Less than 10 percent of plastic used in Canada gets recycled. Without a change in course, Canadians will throw a...
will move to ban single-use plastics by 2021 really much very much following the European Union model the European Union voted to implement their ban back in March so this would mean a ban on some single-use plastics such as plastic straws cotton buds so the generic brand not q-tips but...
The single-use plastics that will be banned are: Grocery checkout bags Straws Stir sticks Six-pack rings Plastic cutlery Food takeout containers made from hard-to-recycle plastics (like black plastic packaging) The regulations to introduce the ban will be finalized by the end o...
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is moving forward with a comprehensive plan to address plastic pollution in the long term that includes a ban on certain harmful single-use plastics in the short term. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and the Minister of Health,Jean...
Single-use plasticsZero plastic wasteCircular economyBansIn 2017, Prime Minister Trudeau announced five themes for Canada's G7 presidency which began in January 2018. Under the "Working together on climate change, oceans and clean energy" theme, Canada is hosting domestic and international ...
Grocery stores have made moves in the last few years to attempt to align with Canada’s phasing out of single-use plastic. Loblaw announced in June 2022 that they would be phasing out all single-use plastic shopping bags by the end of the first quarter of 2023, while Metro stopped offeri...
Restaurants Canada hosted a webinar giving a helpful overview of single-use plastics and broke down what your pizzeria, restaurant or bakery-café needs to know to operate in compliance with recent and quickly changing regulations. In “Decoding Canada’s Plastic Regulations for Food Servi...
Canada’s federal government has aggressively pursued policies to limit single-use plastics and achieve zero plastic waste by 2030. Now, the nation’s plastics industry is urging citizens to “consider a different perspective on plastic using simplified, evidence-based information.” The conduit...