Canada recently issued SOR/2022-138 ‘Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations’ to ban the sale of certain single-use plastic products.
The categories of banned products, along with their dates of implementation of the ban, are listed in the table below:
| PRODUCT | MANUFACTURE AND IMPORT | SALE | EXPORT |
| Check-out bags, cutlery, foodservice ware, stir sticks, straws | December 20th, 2022 | December 20th, 2023 | December 20th, 2025 |
| Ring carriers | June 20th, 2023 | June 20th, 2024 | December 20th, 2025 |
| Flexible straws packed with beverage container | June 20th, 2024 | December 20th, 2025 |
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