Canada’s ban on single-use plastics begins Tuesday

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The decision to ban single-use plastics in Canada entered into effect on Tuesday. The federal government banned the manufacture and import for sale of single-use plastics in an effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Effective today the manufacture and import for sale of the following harmful single-use plastics in Canada will be prohibited:

• checkout bags
• cutlery
• foodservice ware made from or containing, problematic plastics that are hard to recycle
• stir sticks
• straws (with some exceptions)
• The ban on the manufacture and import of ring carriers will enter into force in June 2023.

Over the next decade, this world-leading ban on harmful single-use plastics will result in the estimated elimination of over 1.3 million tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastic waste and more than 22,000 tonnes of plastic pollution, which is equivalent to over one million full garbage bags.

The Government of Canada will continue to be guided by science as it takes additional measures toward its zero plastic waste goal. The Government is working with provinces, territories, and industry to set an ambitious collection target of 90 percent for recycling plastic beverage bottles. It is also developing regulations to require that certain plastic packaging contain at least 50 percent recycled content and to establish clear rules for labelling recyclable and compostable plastics. Draft regulations are targeted for publication as early as fall 2023. In addition, the Government is developing a plastic registry to hold plastic producers accountable for their plastic waste.