The provincial government has approved bans on single-use items for a handful of municipalities and plans to give communities across B.C. Victoria, Richmond, Tofino, Saanich and Ucluelet have been given the green light to implement bans after each community passed bylaws against single-use plastics. Heyman said the changes will allow municipalities to ban single-use items like shopping bags, straws and foam takeout containers. More than 40 per cent of plastic items in B.C. Despite lobbyists taking issue with plastic bans in the past, Heyman said he does not expect further legal challenges.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2020 22:19 UTC