Article: Change is here: Canada’s ban on certain harmful single-use plastics starts to take effect this month
I've been getting interested in environmental issues and how we can face these problems in our daily life.
For personal reasons and attending college, I now live in Canada. I’ve found many efforts to address plastic pollution by the Canadian government such as prohibiting plastic bags, cutlery, stir sticks, and straws.
Compared to my home country Japan, Canada has a huge gap in the way of handling the global issue. In my country, the government of Japan has decided to reduce the use of plastic bags in stores such as clothes shops, retail shops, drug stores, grocery shops, etc. Although we are requested by the government, some shops still offer customers plastic bags for free, which is supposed to a fee imposed, so most people in Japan still don’t take the environmental issue seriously.
On the other hand, I can see some efforts to address plastic pollution in Japan. For example, restaurants serve wooden chopsticks, spoons or forks instead of utensils made of plastic. Cafes serves paper cups and napkins made of compostable plastic. However, these kinds of places that care about these issues are still few compared to the other countries. In Canada, I see many products which were considered to have environmental issues. Most straws have already been banned from using plastic, even a small carton of juice which has a stick is usually sold in a supermarket. I was impressed when I found it. Also, most food packages such as snacks, wrapping protecting veggies and fruits, etc were covered by reducible materials in Canada. It might be an elementary thing for people in Canada, but it’s a great attempt to help the issue.
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