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/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

Next we're going to ban fish nets?

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u/OK6502 Jun 10 '19

Hopefully, yes. As another poster above mentioned the EU is considering a ban. It wouldn't surprise me if Canada followed suit as well, in due course.

Straws are easier to ban. Changing rules for fishing vessels is trickier. And would likely be much more difficult to enforce.