Living with less plastic in Canada

Plastic policy is rarely a straight line, and Canada's single-use plastics ban is a good illustration of just how much a law can keep shifting after it takes effect. What began in 2020 as a confident federal commitment to zero plastic waste by 2030 has, five years on, become a …

Since December 20, 2023, six familiar objects have quietly disappeared from Canadian store shelves: single-use plastic checkout bags, cutlery, foodservice ware, stir sticks, straws, and six-pack ring carriers. It's a narrower list than many assume - together these items account for only about three percent of the plastic waste Canada …