Plastics in canada
Regulations, discourse and what's missing
Timeline
June 2022
Nov. 2023
Dec. 2023-Jan. 2024
Canada's Six Banned Single-Use Plastic
- Foodservice ware
- Cutlery
- Beverage stir sticks
- Grocery checkout bags
- Straws
- Ring carriers
What about microplastics?
Beyond large plastics that entangle or get eaten by animals, microplastics affect ecosystems
Plankton, small bugs and others are affected by chemicals
We don't know what happens to humans
Fish eat microplastics with chemicals in them
SOURCES
Sources
Timeline and Banned Plastics
Government of Canada - Single-use plastic regulations: Overview
Government of Canada - Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations
CBC - Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional'
Microplastics
Dr. Patricia Corcoran, Professor & Department Chair at Western University's Department of Earth Sciences
Environmental Pollution - Microplastics in fish in the Thames River
Plastics in canada
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Plastics in canada
Regulations, discourse and what's missing
Timeline
June 2022
Nov. 2023
Dec. 2023-Jan. 2024
Canada's Six Banned Single-Use Plastic
What about microplastics?
Beyond large plastics that entangle or get eaten by animals, microplastics affect ecosystems
Plankton, small bugs and others are affected by chemicals
We don't know what happens to humans
Fish eat microplastics with chemicals in them
SOURCES
Sources
Timeline and Banned Plastics
Government of Canada - Single-use plastic regulations: Overview
Government of Canada - Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations
CBC - Judge says Ottawa listing plastic items as toxic was 'unreasonable and unconstitutional'
Microplastics
Dr. Patricia Corcoran, Professor & Department Chair at Western University's Department of Earth Sciences
Environmental Pollution - Microplastics in fish in the Thames River