Canada is banning the sale, production and import of some single-use plastics

Canada is banning companies from producing and importing a handful of single-use plastics by the end of the year, Reuters reports. Among the items the country won't allow the production of include plastic shopping bags, takeout containers and six-pack rings for holding cans and bottles together. We promised to ban harmful single-use plastics, and we're keeping that promise. The ban on the making and importing of plastic bags, cutlery, straws and other items comes into effect in December 2022 - a...