Plastics Industry Says Its Products Are Not ‘Toxic’, Urges Govt to Rethink Label

Plastics Industry Says Its Products Are Not ‘Toxic’, Urges Govt to Rethink Label
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a news conference announcing the ban of specific plastic products on Oct. 7, 2020 in Gatineau. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government’s plan to ban some single-use plastic products by labelling them “toxic” to the environment is defamatory and harmful to the companies that produce them, an industry group said Wednesday.

Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced a list of six single-use plastic items that will be banned because they are both harmful to the environment and difficult to recycle.