Six months to prepare for BC’s plastic restrictions

The provincial government has expanded rules to further reduce the use of hard-to-recycle plastics. The Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation will cover “shopping bags, disposable food service accessories, oxo-degradable plastics and food service packaging made of polystyrene foam, PVC, PVDC, compostable or biodegradable plastics.”

The requirements begin to take force in December to allow time for businesses to use up existing inventory.

The federal government has already announced sales of these items will be banned as of Dec. 20.