Single use plastic ban coming to Canada

[Catherine]

Next year Canada will be bringing in a single use plastic ban. 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/world/pla...index.html

Why does this matter?
Single use plastics like plastic bags, plastic straws and plastic cutlery are harming our environment. Plastic waste has invaded every part of the environment. The  oceans are full of plastic. Animals are dying because of plastic.
Canada is one of the heaviest consumers of single use plastics. We are not a big country, but we are big users of plastic.
These plastics do not recycle well and seldom end up being recycled.  For Canada to ban these plastics is a significant change. It effects the Canadian environment and the global environment since Canadian plastic ends up in the oceans.


https://oceana.ca/en/our-campaigns/plast...XkQAvD_BwE


We are going to have to learn new ways, but it will be worth it. Many people are already using reusable bags instead of plastic bags, Many of us carry reusable water bottles. Paper straws are an acceptable alternative to plastic. We can do this. Canada can ban single use plastics. If we can do it then other countries can do it. We all must give up our heavy plastic dependency. The oceans and the whole planet are drowning in plastic.  For the sake of all living creatures on the planet, we must reduce our use of plastics. A Canadian ban on single use plastics is a start.