Category: single use plastic ban

LA County Restaurants Must Use Recyclable Food Ware Starting May 1

May 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Beginning May 1, restaurants and food facilities in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County must provide only recyclable or compostable food ware such as containers, cups, dishes, and cutlery under a new ordinance aimed at reducing waste and fossil fuels. The ordinance also requires full-service restaurants to use reusable food service ware for dine-in…

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Provinces Intervene in Court Challenge of Feds’ Single-Use Plastic Ban

March 23, 2023
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Saskatchewan and Alberta’s governments have intervened in a court challenge of the federal government’s decision to declare single-use plastics as “toxic substances” and ban them by 2025. The challenge was heard in the Federal Court of Canada in Toronto from March 7 to 9, brought by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, a group of plastic…

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Barbara Kay: Canada’s ‘Plastic Ban’ Will Have Zero Impact on Ocean Pollution

June 27, 2022
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Commentary Eco-warriors neither slumber nor sleep in their pursuit of universal sustainability. Plastic looms large on their enemies list because of its non-biodegradability. Three years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised his government would phase out the production and use of hard-to-recycle plastic items, with the goal of zero plastic waste by 1930. Thus, on…

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Los Angeles Expands Plastic Foodware Waste Reduction Rules to All Restaurants

April 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles city ordinance aimed at reducing plastic waste has expanded to all restaurants on Earth Day Friday, April 22, making disposable foodware, including utensils and napkins, available at all city restaurants and beverage facilities only when requested by customers. The ordinance, which was approved by the city council in April 2021, first…

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