Canada prohibits the use of disposable plastic products planning to prohibit exports by the end of 2025

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Canada shall implement a ban on disposable plastic products such as plastic bags and plastic lunch boxes. According to the Canadian Television Network (CTV) on the 20th, the ban was announced on Monday. In addition to plastic bags and plastic lunch boxes, the "prohibited plastic order" also involves disposable plastic tableware, plastic straws, plastic stirring rods and six cans of plastic ring (a plastic product with a fixed drink).

The ban was previously planned to be implemented in 2021, but it was postponed due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia. It is reported that the time plan made by the ban is: prohibiting the sale of the above six plastic products by the end of next year, and prohibiting exports by the end of 2025. The Canadian government estimates that in the next 10 years, the ban will eliminate more than 1.3 million tons of plastic garbage that is difficult to recover, as well as over 22,000 tons of plastic pollution. Melante, a activist of the Canadian Marine Protection Organization, said: "These 6 common disposable plastic products are rushed to our beaches or entered our ocean. In Canada, only 8%of plastic waste is recycled."

According to data from the Canadian government, as many as 15 billion plastic bags are used in the country each year, and the majority of plastic products found on the coastline of the country.

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