FEDERAL
On June 2022, the Government of Canada published the Single-use Plastic Regulations. To prevent plastic pollution, the Regulations prohibit the manufacture, import, and sales of six categories of single-use plastics that threaten the environment. The federal effective date is December 20, 2023.
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS PROHIBITED BY THE REGULATIONS
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PLASTIC BAGS
Designed to carry purchased goods from a business and typically given to a customer at the retail point of sale.
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PLASTIC UTENSILS
Includes knifes, forks, spoons, sporks, and chopsticks.
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RING CARRIERS
Flexible and designed to surround beverage containers in order to carry them together
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STIR STICKS
Designed to stir or mix beverages, or to prevent a beverage from spilling from the lid of its container.
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SOME FOOD WARE
Designed for serving or transporting food or beverage that is ready to be consumed and
• is a clamshell container, lidded container, box, cup, plate or bowl; and
• contains expanded or extruded polystyrene foam, polyvinyl chloride, carbon black or an oxo-degradable plastic.
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PLASTIC STRAWS
Includes straight drinking straws and flexible straws, which have a corrugated section that allows the straw to bend, packaged with beverage container.