In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.
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Life cycle assessment should be conducted based on every product category to ensure fact based decision making
Further production should be banned and they should think of more bio friendly ways so the produced product can be sold however the incoming new product should become eco friendly
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don't get rid of these products just reduce production
Just use reused plastic to make more plastic cutlery, straws, plates, cups.
make more biodegradable ones
No, but organizations who use said products should pay a fee
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Yes, and fully shift to 100% or close recyclable products.
yes, these products should be banned in country as it pollutes environment and these are very harmful for plants and animals of a country.
Make the eco-friendly options cheaper, then you can ban them
Yes, unless there are no alternatives that are as reliable, or more, or cost effective.
Yes, unless there is no suitable biodegradable alternative.
No, but try to decrease the amount used
Yes, only when a substitute is easily available
biodegradable alternatives should be highly encouraged
Disposable cutlery should be banned within reason but there needs to be more work done with biodegradable material and there aren't that many benefits due to municipal facilities being unable to process or compost "biodegradable" materials
just require fast food places to
As a disabled person who recognizes the importance plastic products have in the disabled community, but also the detriment on the environment I am neither for, nor against this ban, but changes have to be made. They should be accessible only when necessary by disabled persons/people using non biodegradable necessary/sanitary medical supplies.
Yes, but not for industries that require them - aka healthcare, nursing homes, etc.
No, but all disposable products should be recycled or used for energy production
Banned for everyone besides people living with a disability because they need disposable products
Smaller business should be able to be free of this as its mostly major and larger corporations causing the plastic waste to end up everywhere in the environment. But for large corporations i.e McDonald's, A&W, and other large businesses should have this ban be in effect to them.
Maybe, it depends on the product and the aftermath as well.
no, because it could come into the water and kill the animals that live there.
Yes, and as time goes on slowly start to dispose of other products that are not made of at least 60% of biodegradable material
I think Canada should be moving to sustainability and recycling. Model ourselves after Germany and the Nordic countries who have recycling right and have made many advancements. I think canada is severely lagging in this sector. More jobs would be created, creating a sustainable system. Our garbage system is out of hand.
yes, while bearing in mind that disabled people do need access to a lot of disposable utensils and such, and therefore must be cheap enough that all food and drink services can provide.
some things should stay but most of it should go.
No, not banned or allow more but I would want to reduce the rate of the waste that it is producing since it is cause our planet, I am a person who always wants to see change in pollution and I want this waste to go but it will take time.
I believe that they shouldnt be banned, but should be looked out for more and taken care of more than they already are.
i think yes and no because i dont think we will ever be ablw to fully get rid of it
I think the amount of products being made and sold should be cut down by quite a lot but not banning them completely.
Slowly ban them over time.
yes, except for products that aid people with disabilities (ie plastic straws) but they should be disposed of properly
Depends on the products ie Medical products
no but we should turn all of the plastic use in to some degradable source of plates and cups so we reduce plastic waste
no, but increase funding for more environmentally friendly product development and over time decrease development funding for disposable plastic products
before banning them, Start creating more composable materials and work up to banning the supplies
I would say it's debatable. A lot of products that don't biodegrade do so for a reason, such as safety and public health reasons, so there has to be more classification as to what it is, and I don't think it should be all across the board.
The issue with products that are biodegradeable is that they, to my knowledge, require cutting down more trees, which doesn't solve any problems. The issue with some environmental movements that I've seen, are only temporary to solve 1 problem, but create or increase the direness of another situation. We need more extreme solutions that eradicate a problem entirely
Satisfied with current restrictions
Yes, and increase consumer incentives for recycling and increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products
It all depends what it is
No, they should not be banned, but there should be an increased tax to incentivize large companies to create more biodegradable products. Does not have to be full, but at least more environmentally safe.
Most products should be banned but some are necessary
it depends on what type of matieral
They shouldn't be banned, however, create a system where they can be recycled and also increase tax incentives on companies. They should have a light penalty.
If you can get good alternatives to these things, that are biodegradable, then ban the disposable products.
reduce the use of plastic cups and etc to 25% in a factory
No because indigenous populations rely on bottled water and other single use plastics
Yes, ban single-use products
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