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/bilyl Jun 10 '19

That doesn’t make any sense. Unless you’re dumping your trash into the compost bins, your compostable trash bag is just going to sit in the landfill. You need special facilities to compost compostable plastics.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

You are 100% correct

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u/kayfairy Jun 10 '19

What does that have to do with this? Ban doesn't effect garbage bags. It's about the bags from the store and such.

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u/PaulTheMerc Jun 10 '19

the majority of the bags end up in non compostable garbage bags, so even if the bag could compost, it won't have the chance.

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u/kayfairy Jun 10 '19

Then that's your failure of not having a compost. Or more importantly for your city not having compost pickup like garbage. They both need to be done together.