Canada outlines final regulations banning some single-use plastics

Ban on manufacture and import of six types of items will begin in December 2022, and ban on sale a year laterCanada laid out its final regulations on Monday spelling out how it intends to apply a ban on plastic bags, straws, takeout containers and other single-use plastics. "Only 8% of the plastic we throw away gets recycled," said federal health minister Jean-Yves Duclos in French, adding that 43,000 tonnes of single-use plastics a year find their way into the environment, most notably in waterways. Continue reading...