Um, June 17, 2022:
'Due to the inherent characteristics of substitutes, the reduction in plastic waste from the six categories of SUPs depicted in Table 6 will have an associated increase in waste from substitutes (e.g., substituting paper for plastic increases material weight).'
'Due to the inherent characteristics of substitutes, the reduction in plastic waste from the six categories of SUPs depicted in Table 6 will have an associated increase in waste from substitutes (e.g., substituting paper for plastic increases material weight).'
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'The Regulations are expected to increase the tonnage of waste generated from substitutes by an estimated 275 943 tonnes in 1st year of full policy stringency (2024) or 2.9 million tonnes over the analytical period (2023/2032), almost all driven by paper substitutes.'
'In the case of SUP checkout bags, SUP foodservice ware made from, or containing problematic plastics, as well as SUP ring carriers, some of their substitutes are themselves made of plastics, though they are likely less harmful than their prohibited counterparts.'
Source:
Government of Canada Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations: SOR/2022-138
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 13
gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/…
Government of Canada Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations: SOR/2022-138
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 13
gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/…
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