2019.6 BAN SINGLE USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS
Whereas #1, the European Parliament voted in favour of a ban on single-use plastic-products in the EU market; and further be it
Whereas #2, plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening to outweigh the amount of fish by 2050 if nothing is done; and
Whereas #3, recent studies show microplastics are in our bodies and it's only a matter of time before we discover resulting health impacts; and
Whereas #4, Canada generates about 3.25 million tons of plastic waste every year, 1.6 million coffee cups sit in Canada’s landfills and Canadians throw out about 57 million plastic straws a year; therefore be it
Resolved #1, that the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) adopt as policy that single-use plastic products be banned, and be it further
Resolved #2, that the NCWC urge the Government of Canada to take immediate action to:
a) Ban single use plastic products in Canada by 2021
b) Provide leadership on the phasing out of single-use plastics
c) Put the burden on manufacturers to replace single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives of environmentally sustainable materials.
d) Reduce plastics where no alternatives are available by at least 35% by 2021.
Resolved #3, that NCWC urge the Councils to urge their respective governments to:
a) Ban single use plastic products in their province by 2021
b) Provide leadership on the phasing out of single-use plastics
c) Put the burden on manufacturers to replace single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives of environmentally sustainable materials
d) Reduce plastic where no alternatives are available by at least 35% by 2021.
