<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydped62804ccss-901oao ydped62804ccss-16my406 ydped62804cr-poiln3 ydped62804cr-bcqeeo ydped62804cr-qvutc0">Greenpeace has a great article about the different international shifts to reduce waste but Canada's Policy lacks regard for reusable materials. </span></span><span><span class="ydpbfc72b5fcss-901oao ydpbfc72b5fcss-16my406 ydpbfc72b5fr-poiln3 ydpbfc72b5fr-bcqeeo ydpbfc72b5fr-qvutc0">While Canada recently released regulations outlining the ban on six single-use plastic items, a lack of reuse targets or replacement requirements means that single-use plastics will mostly likely just be swapped out for other throwaway alternatives.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/51851/the-world-is-ditching-plastics-with-reuse-and-refill-laws-and-practices/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_4174088236">The world is ditching plastics with reuse and refill laws and practices - Greenpeace Canada</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp1fa88462enhancr_card_4174088236" class="ydp1fa88462yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp1fa88462ymail-preserve-class ydp1fa88462ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/51851/the-world-is-ditching-plastics-with-reuse-and-refill-laws-and-practices/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/51851/the-world-is-ditching-plastics-with-reuse-and-refill-laws-and-practices/" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; 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color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Thanks to pressure from millions of people around the world, governments are finally beginning to acknowledge th...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span class="ydpe38c1cedcss-901oao ydpe38c1cedcss-16my406 ydpe38c1cedr-poiln3 ydpe38c1cedr-bcqeeo ydpe38c1cedr-qvutc0">The Government of Canada encourages stakeholders, partners and Canadians to participate in the consultation on the proposed Regulations. 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The contact people to give comments to is included.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2021/12/government-of-canada-moving-forward-with-banning-harmful-single-use-plastics0.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_3560059430">Government of Canada moving forward with banning harmful single-use plastics - Canada.ca</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpcc2ba5a7enhancr_card_3560059430" class="ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ydpcc2ba5a7ymail-preserve-class ydpcc2ba5a7ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2021/12/government-of-canada-moving-forward-with-banning-harmful-single-use-plastics0.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2021/12/government-of-canada-moving-forward-with-banning-harmful-single-use-plastics0.html" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; text-decoration-color: currentcolor !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;" class="ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpcc2ba5a7card-wrapper ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpcc2ba5a7card ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="ydpcc2ba5a7card-info ydpcc2ba5a7yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-image: none; background-size: auto; position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 0px 0px 2px 2px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydpcc2ba5a7card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">Government of Canada moving forward with banning harmful single-use plas...</h2><p class="ydpcc2ba5a7card-richinfo-primary" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0 0 4px 0;color:#979ba7">Environment and Climate Change Canada</p><p class="ydpcc2ba5a7card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, and the Minister of Hea...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Have a good one!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lulu <br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>