Banning all single-use plastics like plastic bags, stir sticks, cutlery and straws by 2021 is the goal for our country, Canada. This is great news to our zero-waste community. Following the banning of foam containers in the city, many of the businesses have already switched over to using cardboard take out boxes. Some may notice that the prices of products may have increased. Some business owners mention that they need to offset the cost of the biodegradable containers.
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https://www.gogobags.ca/canada-aiming-for-plastic-ban-in-2021/
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Great to hear Canada is moving in a more eco-friendly direction!
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Thank you 😊
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India has also started moving in that direction, although there is no straightforward ban. It is a tough move but very much required.
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We need this GLOBALLY!! ❤ ❤
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Agree!
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I love that Canada is doing this. I wish more countries would do more for our environment. I don’t mind paying a little more to save the planet.
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Me too:)
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I live in Canada and I’m happy to hear that we’ve set this goal. I’ve already noticed a few changes, such as paper straws. I hope other countries follow.
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It’s so awesome!!!
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I’m honestly not a fan of paper straws. After a few minutes, they’re soggy. I avoid buying drinks out and bring a reusable water bottle with me whenever possible.
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I like taking a reusable water bottle with me too.
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What I don’t understand is how plastic straws are banned but take-out cups aren’t. Tim Hortons cups for example, aren’t biodegradable. And we Canadians go through A LOT of take-out cups!
In Toronto, I’ve seen people drinking from plastic cups without straws (from David’s Tea). They look more like sippy-cups but it’s an ingenious idea for cold beverages (as an alternative to straws). Now if only the cups themselves were recyclable.
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Agree! I keep mine in our Blue Boxes to be recycled.
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There are places near me that are also doing at least partial bans. Hopefully, the more places that adopt these kinds of policies, the more we’ll move toward innovation without plastics!
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Agree!
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I noticed yesterday when I went to McDonald’s; they have no more straws. Soft drinks now have lids you would see of coffee cups. The better half wasn’t happy with the new change. Lol told him to shut his mouth; the next step franchises need to do is biodegradable lids and cups.
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Agree!!
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Wow! That’s great, I hope plastic ban expands across the whole globe🌎 , it shall be very good for our environment, as it causes ocean pollution and only few percent of the population actually recycles.
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Exactly!
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