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Canada Prohibits Certain Single-Use Plastics

30, Aug, 2022 | Sector Chemical Compliance

Canada recently issued SOR/2022-138 ‘Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations’ to ban the sale of certain single-use plastic products.

The categories of banned products, along with their dates of implementation of the ban, are listed in the table below:

PRODUCT MANUFACTURE AND IMPORT SALE EXPORT
Check-out bags, cutlery, foodservice ware, stir sticks, straws December 20th, 2022 December 20th, 2023 December 20th, 2025
Ring carriers June 20th, 2023 June 20th, 2024 December 20th, 2025
Flexible straws packed with beverage container June 20th, 2024 December 20th, 2025

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