Overview of Canada's Single-use Plastic Prohibition
Regulations:
Effective December 20, 2022, the Government of Canada has banned
the manufacture and import for sale of single-use plastics
("SUP"), including
plastic grocery bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and straws through the
Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations
("Regulations")1. In addition
to the items mentioned above, foodservice wares made from
hard-to-recycle plastics are also banned effective December 22,
2022, while a ban on the manufacture and import of plastic ring
carriers (think six-packs of your favourite beverages) will come
into effect in June, 2023.2
The Regulations come in advance of Canada welcoming the world to
the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United
Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and are a step in the
Canadian Government reaffirming its steadfast commitment to
addressing plastic pollution and protecting biodiversity in Canada,
and around the world. According
