Dear John,
Earlier this week, the federal government announced the first phase of its plan to reach zero plastic waste by 2030.
This first phase involves a ban on straws, takeout containers, grocery bags, and other plastics.
But a new Fraser Institute study out today finds that this plan will have little to no environmental benefit while imposing a large financial cost on Canadians!
Not only is Canada's contribution to global aquatic plastic pollution virtually non-existent, but only 1% of Canada's plastic waste is ever released into the environment as litter.
And it doesn't stop there – the additional waste generated by the substitutes for plastic will increase costs for municipalities by $300 million a year, which is just one cost of this policy that will ultimately be a burden on Canadians.
Learn more by checking out the full study here [[link removed]], and be sure to spread the word on social media.
Sincerely,
Niels Veldhuis
President
The Fraser Institute
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