Indeed, there are many products, such as batteries, that can be harmful to the environment if disposed of improperly. The solution is not to ban all portable electronic devices, but to find proper ways to dispose of the hazardous materials. And a lot of the items the federal government wants to ban have been incredibly useful throughout this pandemic. Others, such as plastic straws, have no good substitutes. Anyone who thinks the plastic ban will only affect consumers who hate having their paper straws dissolve in their mouths before they can finish their milkshakes is fooling themselves.

Source: National Post October 09, 2020 18:00 UTC