On June 22, 2022, the Government of Canada published the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138), in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The Regulations prohibit manufacture, import and sale of 7 categories of single-use plastics (SUP) items.  Here’s the highlight for the regulations:

Scope:

1. Single-use plastic checkout bag:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that is formed in the shape of a bag that is designed to carry purchased goods from a business and

(a) whose plastic is not a fabric as defined in section 2 of the Textile Labelling Act; or

(b) whose plastic is a fabric as defined in section 2 of the Textile Labelling Act that will break or tear if the bag is

(i) used to carry 10 kg over a distance of 53 m 100 times, or

(ii) washed in accordance with the washing procedures specified for a single domestic wash in the International organization for Standardization standard ISO 6330, entitled Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing, as amended from time to time.

2. Single-use plastic cutlery:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that is formed in the shape of a fork, knife, spoon, spork or chopstick and that

(a) contains polystyrene or polyethylene; or

(b) changes its physical properties after being run through an electrically operated household dishwasher 100 times.

3. Single-use plastic flexible straw:

means a single-use plastic straw that has a corrugated section that allows the straw to bend and maintain its position at various angles.

4. Single-use plastic foodservice ware:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that

(a) is formed in the shape of a clamshell container, lidded container, box, cup, plate or bowl;

(b) is designed for serving or transporting food or beverage that is ready to be consumed; and

(c) contains expanded polystyrene foam, extruded polystyrene foam, polyvinyl chloride, a plastic that contains a black pigment produced through the partial or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons or an oxo-degradable plastic.

5. Single-use plastic ring carrier:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that is formed in the shape of a series of deformable rings or bands that are designed to surround beverage containers in order to carry them together.

6. Single-use plastic stir stick:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that is designed to stir or mix beverages or to prevent a beverage from spilling from the lid of its container.

7. Single-use plastic straw:

Means a plastic manufactured item, made entirely or in part from plastic, that is formed in the shape of a drinking straw and that

(a) contains polystyrene or polyethylene; or

(b) changes its physical properties after being run through an electrically operated household dishwasher 100 times.

Coming into force:

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