Canada has a small goal: to achieve “zero plastic into landfills, beaches, rivers, wetlands, forests” by 2030, so that plastics disappear in nature.
According to the Canadian government, as many as 15 billion plastic bags are used in Canada every year, and single-use plastics account for the majority of litter found on Canadian shorelines. Canada has made such a decision
Canada To Restrict Imports Of Single-use Plastic Products Across The Board
According to foreign media news, Canada intends to comprehensively restrict the production, import and sale of plastic products. The ban was previously planned for 2021 but has been delayed due to the (COVID-19) impact.
The time plan for the ban is: to ban the sale of the above six types of plastic products by the end of next year, and to ban exports by the end of 2025. Due to medical needs, some products are exempted
On June 22, 2022, Canada issued SOR/2022-138 “Single-use Plastic Ban Regulations”, which prohibits the production, import and sale of 7 types of disposable plastic products in Canada. Except for some special exceptions, the manufacture and import of these disposable plastic products are prohibited. Sexual plastic policy will come into force in December 2022
According to the decree, the categories involved include:
1.Disposable plastic cashier bags (Checkout bags)
means a bag made wholly or in part of plastic and used to carry goods purchased from a merchant and is not a fabric as defined in section 2 of the Textile Labeling Act; or is a fabric as defined in section 2 of the Textile Labeling Act, and Bags can break or tear when used in the following ways:
Used to carry 10kg items within a distance of 53m 100 times;
Or wash once according to the domestic washing procedure specified in the International Organization for Standardization standard ISO 6330 Textiles – Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing.
2.Disposable Plastic Cutlery (Cutlery)
means an article in the form of a fork, knife, spoon or chopstick made wholly or partly of plastic, and
Contains polystyrene or polyethylene;
Or changes in physical properties after 100 washes in a domestic automatic dishwasher.
3.Disposable Plastic Cutlery (Cutlery)
Refers to disposable plastic straws with a corrugated cross-section that allows the straw to bend and maintain its position at various angles.
4.Disposable plastic tableware (Foodservice ware)
Refers to plastic products made entirely or partly of plastic.
In the shape of a clamshell container, lidded container, box, cup, plate or bowl;
Designed for serving or transporting ready-to-eat food or beverages;
and plastics containing expanded polystyrene foam, extruded polystyrene foam, polyvinyl chloride, a plastic containing a black pigment produced by partial or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons or oxo-degradable plastics of.
5.Disposable plastic carrying ring (Ring carrier)
A plastic article that refers to a deformable ring or strap made wholly or partly of plastic, which can be used in combination around beverage containers for carrying together.
6.Disposable plastic stir stick (Stir stick)
Refers to plastic articles made wholly or partly of plastic used to stir or mix beverages or to prevent beverages from spilling from the lids of containers.
7.Disposable plastic straws (Straw)
means a straw-like plastic article made wholly or partly of plastic, and
Contains polystyrene or polyethylene;
Or changes in physical properties after 100 washes in a domestic automatic dishwasher.
The unsuitable range is as follows
This regulation does not apply to plastic articles in transit through Canada from one place outside Canada to another place outside Canada accompanied by documentary evidence that the item is in transit.
Unless otherwise specified,
These regulations do not apply to the manufacture, import or sale of manufactured plastics for export.
These regulations do not apply to articles made of plastics which are waste.
Original article:
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-06-22/html/sor-dors138-eng.html
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Finally, a reminder that in view of the imminent implementation of the Canadian plastic restriction order, customers who have business related to plastic products must pay attention to these new changes in import regulations to avoid any unnecessary losses or troubles. If you have any questions, you can consult your freight forwarder
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