More than 20 plastic manufacturers sued straws, straws, cutlery and takeout containers in federal court.
This is his second lawsuit filed in court by a coalition of plastic manufacturers calling itself the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition.
The first lawsuit, filed in 2021, seeks to overturn the government's decision to designate plastic as "toxic" under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeau used the designation to issue regulations banning the sale, importation and manufacture of six plastic products.
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Mid-July A second lawsuit filed against federal court overturns the ban and prohibits the government from using the law to regulate single-use plastics while the ban is in effect.
Guilbeault said he was confident government regulations would be supported and would rather work with industry to improve recycling than fight it in court. I'm here.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 10, 2022.
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