Could 2022 be the year that Canada reaches ‘peak plastic’?

With a federal ban of single-use plastics on the horizon, there is hope—but only if loopholes and exemptions are fixed.

To successfully reach the goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault must ensure the single-use ban’s draft regulations are strengthened and address some troublesome loopholes before they’re finalized this year.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANTHONY MERANTE

March 28, 2022

Could this be the year that Canada reaches “peak plastic,” marking the beginning of the end of the growing plastic disaster? With the soon-to-be-implemented ban on certain single-use plastics, and commitments to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Prime...

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