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Ban Single Use Plastics

6. BAN SINGLE USE PLASTICS 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.