Canada to ban single-use plastics by the end of the year in a ‘historic’ move
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The ambitious plan comes after years of announcements made by Justin Trudeau’s government to ban single-use plastic in order to to achieve the country’s target of zero plastic waste by 2030. “Our government is all in when it comes to reducing plastic pollution… that’s why we’re announcing today that our government is delivering on its commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics,” environment minister Steven Guilbeault said in a press conference on Monday. The Canadian government said that citizens in the country toss out up to 15 billion plastic checkout bags every year and approximately 16 million straws a day. “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 a million garbage bags full of litter,” the government said in the release.
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