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Posted February 10, 2022

Comment period open for Federal Government ban on common single-use plastics

The Federal government has published the draft Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (the regulations) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), that would ban the manufacture and sale of certain single-use plastics (SUPs).

If enacted in the current drafted form, the regulations would impact businesses that produce or rely on these SUPs for their operations.

The regulations ban the manufacture, import and sale of six categories of SUPs: checkout bags, foodservices ware, ring carriers, stir sticks and straws.

A person or corporation contravening the regulation can face fines of $5,000 to $12,000,000.

The regulations do not apply to SUPs that are manufactured or imported for the purpose of transport.

The comment period is open from December 25, 2021 to March 5, 2022.


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COMMENT SUBMISSION

Comments can be directed to ec.plastiques-plastics.ec@ec.gc.ca, citing the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of the publication – December 25, 2021

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