TORONTO — Ontario is weighing a ban on single-use plastics as part of a broader strategy to send less waste to landfills. One question it asks is if a ban on single-use plastics would be effective in reducing plastic waste. Keith Brooks, programs director at Environmental Defence, said a lot of single-use plastics are unnecessary, pointing to straws and cutlery. Changing blue box programShifting the Blue Box recycling program to full producer responsibility is estimated to save municipalities over $125 million annually, the discussion paper says. The NDP said Sunday it would be proposing a bill to be revealed this week to ban single-use, throw away plastics.

Source: Huffington Post March 10, 2019 21:00 UTC