Feds Moving to Ban Plastic Straws, Bags by End of 2022: Guilbeault

Feds Moving to Ban Plastic Straws, Bags by End of 2022: Guilbeault
A women leaves a grocery store using plastic bags in Mississauga, Ont., August 15, 2019. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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OTTAWA—It’s the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada.

The federal government is publishing the draft regulations that will ban the manufacture, import and sale of six single-use plastic items that are difficult to recycle and have more environmentally friendly alternatives.