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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Response rates from 650 Port Coquitlam 106 voters.
67% Yes |
33% No |
64% Yes |
24% No |
3% Yes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material |
5% No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products |
4% No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
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Unique answers from Port Coquitlam 106 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8KQL6XN4yrs4Y
I agree to ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material but also fix our recycling programs and GET HONEST about what Canada REALLY IS RECYCLING!! Programs for residential sorting at the curbside, THEN fines to loose individuals who don't sort properly
@B42YTG41wk1W
Yes where suitable alternatives exist, and make it illegal for registered businesses to provide noncompostable products for any less than their procurement costs.
@B422B6D1wk1W
No because people can keep the plastic cutlery they get from places wash them in the dishwasher and reuse them over and over.
@B3TR8TF2wks2W
All single use products should be banned. They should NOT be recommending biodegradable materials as that is not environmentally friendly.
@B3P2J3M3wks3W
I think that you should discourage products with less biodegradable materials, and add a higher cost on those, while reducing prices on more biodegradable products.
@B3N9LZB3wks3W
Yes, but since that makes up less than 1% of plastic polluting the oceans we should really be focusing on fishing nets which are the number one thing polluting our oceans
@B3FD3S34wks4W
We should pour more money into researching ways to actually responsibly manage and recycle materials that are damaging our environment
@B3DJY384wks4W
No, increase consumer incentive to recycle! But keep in mind that it's a generational cycle. It's contradictory. If you eliminate plastic products and increase paper products, the "tree huggers" complain. Benefits of disposable plastic products outweigh the destruction of our forests. It's so inconvenient to bring our own biodegradable bags, which cannot be used for anything else. Plastic garbage bags are used to line my garbage cans. I now have to buy plastic bags so I'm not really saving the environment am I? I'm now paying for plastic bags for my garbage cans and I'm paying for biodegradable bags for my purchases. It's ridiculous! It's causing more garbage not less.
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