The federal government has issued legal notice of its plan to lift the export prohibition on single-use plastics, primarily destined for the United States, saying the ban does not deliver enough environmental benefit to justify its economic costs.
The environment department on Dec. 20 provided notice of proposed amendments to the single-use plastics prohibition regulations that would lift the ban on the production, import, and sale of single-use plastics for export, while maintaining domestic restrictions.
The notice was issued the same day the export ban was set to take effect, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, with Ottawa saying the domestic economy is now facing pressures that did not exist when the regulations were drafted in 2022….