Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

As a quadriplegic I look at “plastic “. As I am unable to use my hands, plus a paralyzed lower jaw, having single use straws available assists me in drinking beverages.

Don’t ban the items. Make hemp or other biodegradable products easier to produce and more widely available. Not stupid paper straws. Good products

There should be a decrease and alternative options that are biodegradable should be more and easily accessible.

No, because there are time when these products are useful, like refugee camps or hospitals, and emergency disaster response.

No, but regulate the industry to ensure complete lifecycle is taken into account. This is to say, the producer/manufacturer has to deal with disposal.

A ban should only be in place if the products are made of materials that cannot be recycled or are not biodegradable.

yes, but only if the process for making these products are sustainable and environmentally less impactful that before.

No, they should not be banned but taxed extra for producing them

Yes, except people with disabilities who require certain products.

They should be phased out but not banned outright immediately

Don't ban, but less is good

Yes, as long as prices for these items don't go up significantly

I think it is good to get rid of plastic but some people need it for their everyday life

Yes, and ban all disposable products while funding alternatives.

Yes, but disabled people need access to them

no, many disabled people need single use plastic but the government should incentivize companies to create more sustainable products as well

No, but start putting a limit up for how much a person can bye in a span of time

find something that is cheaper, more sustainable, and accessible for all and slowly transition.

Yes, ban all single use plastics even those that are biodegradable

Yes, but with the exception of products that help improve mobility for some disabled people.

Viable biodegradable alternatives should be made available but that is not the ful answer for climate change. There has to be a focus on mandating large polluting countries to reduce their overall emissions.

We should be limiting the disposable products that we use yes, but we should only be banning the products when there is an accessible alternative. Ensure PRIOR to banning a product that people with disabilities will still have access to the same quality using a different product.

they should be replced by a more sustainble source and plastoc hould be bnned

Maybe, because sometimes that’s all people can afford

Yes, but the impact this would have is negligible. Big companies pollute the world the most.

This is not that big of an issue I don't actually care

Only keep plastic straws as they are important for people with disabilities.

Yes, But allow for the disabled to use benable plastic straws because they won’t be able to use metal and paper straws.

Not all of them since it might cause problems if all of them are banned.

Yes, and ban single-use plastic products

Yes, but provide incentives to companies to maximize biodegradable materials in all single use products.

provide metal cutlery for dine in customers and only use plastic if the take out customer wants it.

I think it is okay to have plastic you can recycle plastic

Yes, but make exceptions for people who rely on things like plastic straws (disabled people) or find new materials that will work for them

No, but incentivise the use of biodegradable products

Yes, but allow its use for people with allergies and disabilities that prevent them from using reusable alternatives

Yes but it must be replaced with something first before it is banned

no cause certain disabled people need them, but do everything you can to help save the planet

No, but they should switch to other resources or work on making food-safe plastics that can still biodegrade. These plastics shouldn't be banned for now but must decrease largely in need until only biodegradable plastics exist. Banning them all at once may hurt businesses and even be impossible, but biodegradable plastics should be marketed more.

Yes, but add more restrictions and tax for these materials

yes, with an exeption for medical use

Government can incentivize the use of more environmentally friendly products.

Ban all disposable products that are not %100 biodegradable

Doesn't depend on the material

Depends on what substance

I don’t even know how to answer this

Yes, laws should be enacted to deter corporations from producing high carbon emissions.

No, companies produce far more waste than disposable consumer products do.

Yes, provided that a safe, biodegradable substitute is available.

I don’t believe we need to ban plastic I believe we need to spend money on finding ways to properly recycle and use the plastic we throw away, there are many countries that have done it, why can’t Canada

Yes, except for products that help individuals with disabilities

Yes, but should be allowed for people with disabilities who need them

Yes, but allow leniency for those who has disabilities that require the use of disposable materials

somewhat more contained back to steel and ceramic

In addition to increasing consumer incentives to recycle, add business incentives to process recyclable materials, subsidize these incentives and tax companies that produce disposable products that are not biodegradable.

All single use plastics should be eliminated in favour of easily recyclable plastics or bio-degradable materials

Not banned because I feel like for packaging foods ect plastics will be needed until better materials or reusable materials are made. But for the time being YES, increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products. Make the greedy companies see dollar signs because thats their version of the light.

No, but increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

Yes, tax more for these products and create incentives for companies to make biodegradable products

Yes, but with gradual implementation

Yes, and ease into banning all disposable products that aren't made of at least 75% of biodegradable material

Yes, and increase consumer incentives to recycle such existing products

No tax breaks. Establish progressive VATs on virgin material when biodegradeable materials are available.

Yes, but not until there are good alternatives for things like plastic straws, which many disabled people depend on.

We should transition from disposable products to biodegradable materials

No, but we should produce more environmentally friendly material, and reduce manufacturing wasteful products

Only ban things like bags, and non-recyclable plastics.

Yes, and gradually increase the percentage over time to the point of all disposable/single-use products are 100% biodegradable and do degrade within a few years, not decades or centuries

No, but increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products.

all disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery should be banned, carry your own set on your person.

Yes, ban plastic and provide alternatives that are actually compostable, and make compost mandatory nationwide.

No, increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products instead

No, increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

No, but increase consumer incentives to recycle these products as well as increasing tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products