Tiny twin towns on B.C.’s West Coast have introduced a ban on plastic straws and single-use plastic bags.
Tofino and Ucluelet on Vancouver Island are set to become the first municipalities in the province to ban businesses from using the plastic products when a new joint bylaw comes into effect June 8.
“This is a prime example of actually putting some action in towards banning plastic. It’s just really about trying to make conscientious decisions, if we go real pie-in-the sky this could be the first step towards banning water bottles and stuff like that.”The bylaw would also require businesses to charge customers at least $0.25 for a paper bag and at least $2 for a reusable bag.
Elyse Goatcher-Bergmann, Tofino’s corporate services manager, said it was the first plastic ban in B.C. that she was aware of. Last month, Newfoundland and Labrador announced it will become the second province to ban plastic bags. The province’s Environment Minister Rod Phillips said it's an area in which the government is “very open.”
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