Federal Appeal Court Backs Ottawa on Single-Use Plastics Ban

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Plastic straws are displayed in a glass in this file photo. AP Photo/Joshua A. BickelThe Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Ottawa’s ban on the import and manufacture of single-use plastic items is reasonable, overturning a lower court decision three years ago.The unanimous Jan. 30 decision by the three-judge panel found the federal government was reasonable in designating single-use plastic items as toxic and will allow the ban on their production or import.

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