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Environment Canada to release science review backing need for plastics ban
OTTAWA — Environment Canada is releasing scientific evidence today to back up the government’s bid to ban most single-use plastics next year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last June the government was getting ready to prohibit the production and sale of single-use plastics in Canada, such as drinking straws, takeout containers and plastic cutlery. The first step in the process requires a scientific assessment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Today, Environment Canada officials will release the results of that work.
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