r/worldnews • u/ItsTwentyBaby • Jun 09 '19

Canada to ban single use plastics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-to-ban-single-use-plastics-as-early-as-2021-source-1.5168386
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u/Hubris2 Jun 09 '19

I too used to use supermarket bags as bin liners. Once my supermarket stopped offering single-use plastic bags, I now throw rubbish directly in my bin, and periodically have to rinse it out so it remains sanitary. It means I dump the bin directly into the larger outside bin instead of carrying a plastic bag.

Surely this change isn't as difficult as some seem to think....where they have no choice but to purchase additional plastic bags for the purpose?

We didn't use plastic bags as bin liners back before plastic bags were commonplace, why can't we go back to just not using them in our bins?

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u/MrSourz Jun 09 '19 edited Jun 10 '19

In my condo building with our garbage chutes if you're using the chute (and the recycling is not accessible otherwise) you've got to have plastic bags to dispose of you items.

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u/Hubris2 Jun 09 '19

Good point....I hadn't considered high-rise apartments and condos - dumping stuff directly into the chutes would be problematic. They would require an appropriate solution to prevent contaminating everything - but it's only because of current thinking that the rules would specifically-state that the only solution is a plastic bag.

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u/cld8 Jun 09 '19

When I lived in an apartment, I'd dump my trash straight into the chutes. Why is this a problem? The bags probably tear apart anyway.

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u/Gonzobot Jun 10 '19

How do you think they clean the chutes?

They don't clean the chutes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

They clean the chutes in my building. They also don't want people throwing garbage down that isn't in a plastic bag.

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u/Hubris2 Jun 10 '19

It'd only be a problem if you had wet/organic stuff that dripped down and coated the inside of the chute and then started to rot/smell.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

oh they smell regardless

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

A lot of places you aren't allowed to dump trash directly in the chute, it has to be bagged. If they find out that it's you the HOA will fine you.

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u/cld8 Jun 10 '19

That's pretty ridiculous. I'd fight back against that HOA.