Canada plans to ban ‘harmful’ single-use plastics by 2021
Canada will ban many single-use plastic items by 2021, including bags, straws, cutlery and stirring sticks, to cut harmful waste damaging the country’s ecosystems.
Source: www.cnn.com
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