A Calgary city committee has given an early approval to the city’s plan to address single-use plastics, but some councillors feel the plan doesn’t go far enough and others felt it needs more work.
The bylaw also includes a requirement that paper shopping bags contain at least 40 per cent recycled content.Canada’s single-use plastics ban a ‘first step’ in waste reduction. What’s next? Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness voted in opposition of the plan after raising several concerns, like a lack of compostable bags as part of the plan.
“Those who can least afford it are going to be charged. I don’t agree with that and that’s not even helping the climate,” she added.City administration said there it is exploring alternative options for low-income Calgarians. “I’m thinking that’s not good enough,” Seidel told Global News. “We need to push Calgarians beyond where they are today, and I think even the residents in Calgary would say that they should be pushed a bit more.”Peterborough to start reducing single-use plastics at its facilities – Jul 18, 2022
Every Week! I am questioning those numbers!
And Calgary Coop is getting screwed for trying to offer an alternative!
I miss the plastic bags at Sobyes
What about the masks?
City Hall needs to keep their fingers out of our wallets. Most people are struggling to make ends meet and are living from paycheque to paycheque. Seems they won’t be happy until we are all starving in the streets.
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