Popular Post inane Posted June 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 Quote https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/plastics-ban-trudeau-mckenna-1.5168828?cmp=rss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will ban single-use plastics, which could include bags, straws and cutlery, in Canada as early as 2021. "We need to cover all of Canada with this decision and that's why the federal government is moving forward on a science-based approach to establishing which harmful single-use plastics we will be eliminating as of 2021," said Trudeau during a stop at the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St-Hilaire, just outside Montreal, on Monday. A full list of banned items isn't yet set in stone, but a government source told CBC News that list could also include items like cotton swabs, drink stirrers, plates and balloon sticks. Fast-food containers and cups made of expanded polystyrene, which is similar to white Styrofoam, will also be banned, said the source. Trudeau said the government will research what items it should ban, and they'll follow the model chosen by the European Union, which voted in March to also ban products made of oxo-degradable plastics, such as bags. He also revealed intentions to make companies that manufacture plastic products or sell them to take responsibility for recycling their plastic waste. "Whether we're talking about plastic bottles or cellphones, it will be up to businesses to take responsibility for the plastics they're manufacturing and putting out into the world," said Trudeau. Countries move to curb marine litter Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said the plan lacks any details about how it would impact the economy. "In the dying days of this government — with a scandal-plagued government, with a prime minister desperate to change the channel — we see another gesture without a plan without any kind of specifics about how this would be implemented or any kind of study on the impact on prices for consumers, on jobs, on how this would affect small businesses," he told reporters in Ottawa "This is clearly just a government clutching at straws." Environment and Climate Change Canada says Canadians throw away more than 34 million plastic bags every day that often wind up in landfills, and it can take as long as 1,000 years for them to decay. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and the European Union signed on to the Ocean Plastics charter at the G7 summit in Charlevoix, Que., last June, agreeing to find ways to deal with marine plastics litter. All those countries have moved to curb plastic pollution, some of them with laws to reduce the consumption of plastics. "We've all seen the disturbing images of fish, sea turtles, whales, and other wildlife being injured or dying because of plastic garbage in our oceans. Canadians expect us to act," said Environment Minister Catherine McKenna during an announcement on Monday in Toronto. A report done earlier this year by consulting firms Deloitte and ChemInfo Services and commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada found that in 2016, only nine per cent of plastic waste was recycled in Canada and 87 per cent ended up in landfills. Canada has recently been roasted in international headlines after dozens of containers of rotting garbage and contaminated recyclables sat festering in the Philippines. The company that sent the mislabelled containers is no longer operating and Ottawa is spending $1.14 million to bring those cargo containers back to Canada for disposal Agree with the politics or not, this is overdo. We create way too much plastic. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 What about BUBBLE TEA??!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I guess the Dollar stores are going out of business. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan Strome Posted June 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Alflives said: I guess the Dollar stores are going out of business. 4 more years of Trudeau and Canada will be going out of business. 2 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chicken. Posted June 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 19 minutes ago, 250Integra said: What about BUBBLE TEA??!!! Bring a reusable metal straw seems to be the common answer.... doesn't seem realistic though. The cardboard straws at a&w suck to use, even though I appreciate their efforts Good ploy for Trudeau to drum up progressive support before the election.. grasping at straws 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: 4 more years of Trudeau and Canada will be going out of business. He's the worst https://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/newsalert-economy-adds-a-record-106500-jobs-in-april-unemployment-rate-dips 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chicken. said: Bring a reusable metal straw seems to be the common answer.... doesn't seem realistic though. The cardboard straws at a&w suck to use, even though I appreciate their efforts Good ploy for Trudeau to drum up progressive support before the election.. grasping at straws Now that's punny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inane Posted June 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Chicken. said: Bring a reusable metal straw seems to be the common answer.... doesn't seem realistic though. The cardboard straws at a&w suck to use, even though I appreciate their efforts Good ploy for Trudeau to drum up progressive support before the election.. grasping at straws There are plenty of good alternatives. We're just so used to plastic that other options feel worse at first. These types of changes are always *panic* and then they happen and then it's fine. This is a good move on the whole despite it likely being inconvenient or uncomfortable at first. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Chicken. said: Bring a reusable metal straw seems to be the common answer.... doesn't seem realistic though. The cardboard straws at a&w suck to use, even though I appreciate their efforts Good ploy for Trudeau to drum up progressive support before the election.. grasping at straws I see what you did there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_Pavel Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Chicken. said: Bring a reusable metal straw seems to be the common answer.... doesn't seem realistic though. The cardboard straws at a&w suck to use, even though I appreciate their efforts Good ploy for Trudeau to drum up progressive support before the election.. grasping at straws Ya the cardboard straws are not a good alternative, I would almost rather say goodbye to the sea turtles than have to drink my root beer through a soggy piece of paper for the rest of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Ya the cardboard straws are not a good alternative, I would almost rather say goodbye to the sea turtles than have to drink my root beer through a soggy piece of paper for the rest of my life. there is a lot we use that is (has components that are) single us plastic. How does one determine what single use is anyway? Plastic bags from grocery stores can be used to donate clothes, or as garbage bags. That's more than one use, no? What about ball point pens? They are mostly plastic, and are single use. What other items are there, that pretty boy's idea will effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Honestly this should be happening sooner but later is better than never. Frankly I'd be happy if petroleum based plastics were outlawed for most things, particularly food packaging. Paper, metal, glass or biodegradable and renewable 'bio-plastics'. Git'er done. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Alflives said: there is a lot we use that is (has components that are) single us plastic. How does one determine what single use is anyway? Plastic bags from grocery stores can be used to donate clothes, or as garbage bags. That's more than one use, no? What about ball point pens? They are mostly plastic, and are single use. What other items are there, that pretty boy's idea will effect? alf you're the king of asking stupid questions that can be easily googled while feigning ignorance. it's a real niche you've developed. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RonMexico Posted June 10, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bure_Pavel said: Ya the cardboard straws are not a good alternative, I would almost rather say goodbye to the sea turtles than have to drink my root beer through a soggy piece of paper for the rest of my life. Straws are for toddlers or invalids. 2 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Just now, inane said: alf you're the king of asking stupid questions that can be easily googled while feigning ignorance. it's a real niche you've developed. Thanks for the compliment, I think. Actually, I am being serious with the question. At least I hope I am. Okay now you got me thinking, and it hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Part of the solution shouldn't just be banning these products, Canada fails at recycling them too. Recycling in Canada is a joke. https://globalnews.ca/news/5199883/canada-recycling-programs/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, RonMexico said: Straws are for toddlers or invalids. My first few weeks bartending when I was younger my bar manager would always say the same thing. They want a straw, they can put one in themselves, they're not children and can drink it like an adult. He then proceeded to pour me a nice stiff scotch and said drink that through a straw and tell me you ever want to do it again. Never gave a single person another straw after that 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Warhippy said: My first few weeks bartending when I was younger my bar manager would always say the same thing. They want a straw, they can put one in themselves, they're not children and can drink it like an adult. He then proceeded to pour me a nice stiff scotch and said drink that through a straw and tell me you ever want to do it again. Never gave a single person another straw after that My daughter just makes a mess with a straw so we don't let her use them anymore. She's 3 and can drink from a cup just fine. She had to wear her drink a few times before she learned but it was fast. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 46 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: 4 more years of Trudeau and Canada will be going out of business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, RonMexico said: Part of the solution shouldn't just be banning these products, Canada fails at recycling them too. Recycling in Canada is a joke. https://globalnews.ca/news/5199883/canada-recycling-programs/ you're totally on point there Ron. Banning is the easy part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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