In Canada, this year was expected to be the year that signalled a shift towards an economy less dependent on single-use plastics. We were going to be told what plastics would be banned in Canada in 2021. But the health crisis has reshuffled the cards and the plastic industry is exploiting people’s fears to undermine efforts to combat plastic pollution. <\/p>\n\n
While we can hope that next year the coronavirus crisis will be behind us, this will not be the case for the plastic pollution and waste crisis. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n Single-use plastics pollute our environment, our water, our air. From the extraction of raw materials to their disposal, they pollute at every stage of their lifecycle, impacting the climate, our health, wildlife, and communities living near petrochemical and waste facilities and pollution hot spots. <\/p>\n\n While the federal government is working on regulations to determine the scope of the measures to reduce single-use plastics and tackle plastic pollution, it is essential that citizen voices be louder than the petrochemical lobby.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Here are five actions you can take:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Send an email to the federal government to ask for a comprehensive single-use plastics ban list.<\/p>\n\n1. Email the government<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n