As of October 2023, Canada has implemented strict plastic ban measures at both the federal and provincial levels. The following are the main contents and latest developments:
Federal level plastic ban
Ban on disposable plastic products:
Scope: It is prohibited to produce, import, and sell the following six types of disposable plastic products:
Plastic shopping bags
Disposable plastic tableware (such as knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks)
Plastic straws (excluding some medical purposes)
Six ring plastic packaging (such as beverage can packaging)
Difficult to recycle food containers (such as polystyrene lunch boxes)
Plastic mixing rod
Implementation time:
December 2022: Prohibition of production and import of these products.
December 2023: Complete ban on the sale of these products.
Microbead ban:
Scope: It is prohibited to use plastic microbeads in cosmetics and care products.
Implementation time: Effective from January 1, 2018.
Plastic waste management:
Goal: To achieve zero plastic waste by 2030 and promote a plastic circular economy.
Measures: Improve plastic recycling rates and promote reusable and biodegradable alternatives.
Provincial and local level plastic ban orders
Provincial measures:
British Columbia (BC):
Multiple cities, such as Vancouver and Victoria, have implemented bans on disposable plastic bags and plastic straws.
Ontario Province:
Some cities, such as Toronto, prohibit disposable plastic bags and charge for them.
Quebec Province:
In March 2023, plans were announced to ban disposable plastic products, including plastic bags, tableware, and straws.
City level measures:
Vancouver:
Disposable plastic straws, foam lunch boxes and plastic bags are prohibited.
Toronto:
Charging for plastic bags and planning to further expand the scope of plastic bans.
Future plans
Expand the scope of plastic prohibition:
The Canadian government is evaluating whether to include more plastic products (such as plastic packaging, coffee cups, etc.) in the ban.
Promote circular economy:
Reduce plastic pollution through policy support for plastic recycling and reuse.
suggestion
Pay attention to local policies: The plastic ban policies in different provinces and cities may vary. It is recommended to check the latest regulations of the local government.
Choose environmentally friendly alternatives: use reusable shopping bags, metal straws, biodegradable tableware, etc.
For more detailed information, it is recommended to visit the official website of Environment and Climate Change Canada or the websites of various provincial environmental departments.
In order to protect the environment, we can try to avoid or reduce the use of disposable plastic tableware in our daily lives, and use more environmentally friendly disposable meal boxes to reduce the damage to the environment and ecology.
The pulp tableware provided by Fujian Shenglin Packaging (pulp bowls, pulp trays, pulp meal boxes, pulp cups, pulp lids, pulp knives, forks, spoons, etc.) are all excellent substitute products. Pulp tableware can be completely degraded and biodegradable. Paper tableware (paper boxes, paper bowls, paper cups, paper bags, etc.) is also a good choice.
