Survey: ban on single-use plastics
Castanet Staff – August 10, 2022 / 19:30 | History: 379645
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More than two dozen plastic manufacturers are asking the Federal Court to end Ottawa’s plan to ban various single-use plastic items such as straws, cutlery and takeout containers.
It is the second lawsuit presented to the court by a coalition of plastic manufacturers that calls itself the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition.
The first lawsuit filed in 2021 seeks to overturn the government’s decision to designate plastics as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault used this designation to publish regulations that will ban the sale, import and production of six plastic items.
The second lawsuit filed in mid-July asks the Federal Court to strike down the ban, prohibit the government from using the law to regulate single-use plastics and prevent the ban from being enforced in the meantime.
Guilbeault says he’s confident government regulations will stand and would rather work with industry to improve recycling than fight the industry in court.
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