e-1834 (Environmental pollution)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-220-04 Government Response to petitions concerning environmental pollution
- Ban
- Packaging and labelling
- Plastics
- Waste recycling
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- Canadians use 1 billion single-use plastic bags each year;
- Canadians discard approximately 57 million single-use plastic straws everyday;
- Only 11% of plastics are currently recycled in Canada;
- Manufacturing of single-use plastics is a significant waste of resources, dollars and energy;
- Globally, plastic pollution poses a serious and significant environmental threat; and
- Plastic pollution is a multifaceted problem, therefore, solutions should include a plan for education and public awareness, as well as for the responsible production, consumption, collection, processing and re-using of all plastic packaging.
- Open for signature
- September 12, 2018, at 2:32 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- January 10, 2019, at 2:32 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Paul Manly
(Nanaimo—Ladysmith)
June 5, 2019 (Petition No. 421-04146) - Government response tabled
- August 21, 2019
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 462 |
British Columbia | 1758 |
Manitoba | 149 |
New Brunswick | 71 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 37 |
Northwest Territories | 4 |
Nova Scotia | 198 |
Nunavut | 3 |
Ontario | 2541 |
Prince Edward Island | 20 |
Quebec | 4260 |
Saskatchewan | 137 |
Yukon | 10 |