“It’s human nature not to want to be told what to do.”Kwen initially hoped that a fee on single-use bags would discourage their use. In a social media post, the store points out that millions of plastic bags are used once before being discarded – and are part of growing problem of plastic waste. Earlier this week, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced plans to ban single-use plastics in 2021, including grocery bags, plastic cutlery and straws. It costs extra for him to print the newly designed bags so he’s hopeful customers instead opt to bring in their own. In the meantime, he plans to transfer the images on the plastic bags to canvas bags.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2019 18:57 UTC