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Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
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OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy."

The government launched a 70-day consultation about not moving forward with the single-use plastic export ban on Saturday through the Canada Gazette.

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[–] [S] 4 points 10 months ago

So somebody in the government definitely has some plastic straw shares they aren’t willing to part with

"Over 99% of plastic is made from chemicals sourced from fossil fuels, and the fossil fuel and plastic industries are deeply connected" (source).

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