OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce steps towards a federal ban on single-use plastics on Monday, a government official has confirmed, following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions. In April, Vancouver voted to ban plastic straws, although the ban won’t come into effect until next year. On a national level, more than 30 countries have banned at least some single-use plastics, including France, India and Italy, plus a few states, including New York and California. Taiwan’s ban on single-use plastics also includes straws, utensils and cups, and is expected to be fully in place by 2030. The federal NDP under Jagmeet Singh put out its climate plan at the end of May, which included a ban on single-use plastics by 2022.

Source: National Post June 09, 2019 18:52 UTC