Federal court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-court-quashes-cabinet-order-underlying-single-use-plastics-ban-1.6648375

Author: The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The court says in a decision released today that it was not reasonable to say all plastic manufactured items are harmful because the category is too broad. The decision has implications for the government's ban of six single-use plastic items, including straws, grocery bags and takeout containers.