In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.
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@9J34VJW1yr1Y
Disposable products should be phased out for products that can be recycled or composted. Products that contain more or less than 50% biodegradable material that are thrown into the landfill will biodegrade at similar rates, therefore, the changing material composition will not make a difference if the product's end life is in a landfill.
Life cycle assessment should be conducted based on every product category to ensure fact based decision making
@9FYP94M2yrs2Y
Should be a gradual process. Better and increased recycling of biodegradable material should be developed. Companies should be required to meet higher requirements to produce/use 75% biodegradable materials in their products. Cost of production/use of this by companies should NOT be passed down to consumers.
Further production should be banned and they should think of more bio friendly ways so the produced product can be sold however the incoming new product should become eco friendly
@9FHNJS32yrs2Y
don't get rid of these products just reduce production
Just use reused plastic to make more plastic cutlery, straws, plates, cups.
make more biodegradable ones
No, but organizations who use said products should pay a fee
@95K5YQG3yrs3Y
We should be focusing more on reusable products rather than disposable ones, but we do need the biodegradable option open and available for things like disposable needles and other health products that would sit in a landfill and pose a risk otherwise.
@95JY84J3yrs3Y
i'd say ban disposable products that have less than 30% of biodegradable material
@95DH7PG3yrs3Y
Yes, but why do we even need to produce these products in the first place? We should be pushing more for reusable products that people can use and put less strain on our recycling systems. The only time I would say that this should be considered is for disposable hygiene items and other things that cannot be recycled, but would rot in a landfill and produce methane otherwise.
@955LBYV3yrs3Y
Honestly I dont really care. the world can only get worse and its continuing to go down hill. i have no faith in humanity or saving the earth
@94R7T5K3yrs3Y
I am somewhat in the middle because yes I feel that they should be banned to stop pollution in our world with the factories they are made in and where these products land... but I would also hate to ban them because I prefer to drink out of a plastic straw just because the tops of the straws where you sip out from doesn't degrade through either the drink or saliva.
yes, these products should be banned in country as it pollutes environment and these are very harmful for plants and animals of a country.
@93R65DC3yrs3Y
I think we should all switch to metal straws and glass cups and avoid plastic usage the most we can possible
@93FG53G3yrs3Y
It's a good idea to bring back biodegradable products, but what we should really be doing is finding and encouraging ways for people to eat together at home, and reduce our dependency overall on disposable products, period.
Make the eco-friendly options cheaper, then you can ban them
Yes, unless there are no alternatives that are as reliable, or more, or cost effective.
Yes, unless there is no suitable biodegradable alternative.
No, but try to decrease the amount used
Yes, only when a substitute is easily available
biodegradable alternatives should be highly encouraged
@8VWX4FH4yrs4Y
We should slowly get to that banning it all at once would be very difficult
Disposable cutlery should be banned within reason but there needs to be more work done with biodegradable material and there aren't that many benefits due to municipal facilities being unable to process or compost "biodegradable" materials
just require fast food places to
As a disabled person who recognizes the importance plastic products have in the disabled community, but also the detriment on the environment I am neither for, nor against this ban, but changes have to be made. They should be accessible only when necessary by disabled persons/people using non biodegradable necessary/sanitary medical supplies.
@8VCGCPS4yrs4Y
They shouldn't ban them, per se, but they decrease the use of some better materials or increase the price. These products are cheaper and that's why more people buy them, they also come in bigger quantities.
Yes, but not for industries that require them - aka healthcare, nursing homes, etc.
@8V3BLC44yrs4Y
yes, and replace these plastics with materials that are 100% biodegradable
No, but all disposable products should be recycled or used for energy production
@8TWKWGB4yrs4Y
Yes unless they serve a specific purpose, ie. healthcare
Banned for everyone besides people living with a disability because they need disposable products
Smaller business should be able to be free of this as its mostly major and larger corporations causing the plastic waste to end up everywhere in the environment. But for large corporations i.e McDonald's, A&W, and other large businesses should have this ban be in effect to them.
Maybe, it depends on the product and the aftermath as well.
@8SRSM534yrs4Y
no because we need stuff like those
no, because it could come into the water and kill the animals that live there.
Yes, and as time goes on slowly start to dispose of other products that are not made of at least 60% of biodegradable material
I think Canada should be moving to sustainability and recycling. Model ourselves after Germany and the Nordic countries who have recycling right and have made many advancements. I think canada is severely lagging in this sector. More jobs would be created, creating a sustainable system. Our garbage system is out of hand.
@8RNYDLF4yrs4Y
Theta should not be banned but enforced
@8QW5KWR4yrs4Y
only if a certain percent of a specific product was disposed of improperly
yes, while bearing in mind that disabled people do need access to a lot of disposable utensils and such, and therefore must be cheap enough that all food and drink services can provide.
some things should stay but most of it should go.
No, not banned or allow more but I would want to reduce the rate of the waste that it is producing since it is cause our planet, I am a person who always wants to see change in pollution and I want this waste to go but it will take time.
@lilzzain4yrs4Y
Even if you do "ban" them, there will still be plastic cups and plates in the world, I doubt they're going to come to your house to see if you have any plastic. But banning it means, shops and stores can't use plastic bags, plastic cups, and etc which could help by a lot.
I believe that they shouldnt be banned, but should be looked out for more and taken care of more than they already are.
i think yes and no because i dont think we will ever be ablw to fully get rid of it
I think the amount of products being made and sold should be cut down by quite a lot but not banning them completely.
Slowly ban them over time.
yes, except for products that aid people with disabilities (ie plastic straws) but they should be disposed of properly
Depends on the products ie Medical products
no but we should turn all of the plastic use in to some degradable source of plates and cups so we reduce plastic waste
no, but increase funding for more environmentally friendly product development and over time decrease development funding for disposable plastic products
before banning them, Start creating more composable materials and work up to banning the supplies
I would say it's debatable. A lot of products that don't biodegrade do so for a reason, such as safety and public health reasons, so there has to be more classification as to what it is, and I don't think it should be all across the board.
The issue with products that are biodegradeable is that they, to my knowledge, require cutting down more trees, which doesn't solve any problems. The issue with some environmental movements that I've seen, are only temporary to solve 1 problem, but create or increase the direness of another situation. We need more extreme solutions that eradicate a problem entirely
Satisfied with current restrictions
Yes, and increase consumer incentives for recycling and increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products
It all depends what it is
@997S46M2yrs2Y
I say no because If they are banned most restaurants would have to use alternatives and it isn't worth going through the trouble some restaurants already have to much cutlery for takeouts because they dont want to give out metal spoons it would be to expensive.
No, they should not be banned, but there should be an increased tax to incentivize large companies to create more biodegradable products. Does not have to be full, but at least more environmentally safe.
Most products should be banned but some are necessary
it depends on what type of matieral
They shouldn't be banned, however, create a system where they can be recycled and also increase tax incentives on companies. They should have a light penalty.
If you can get good alternatives to these things, that are biodegradable, then ban the disposable products.
reduce the use of plastic cups and etc to 25% in a factory
@8XH64KN3yrs3Y
i think that they should cost more so that less people buy them, I don't think they should nessicarilly be banned but i dont think they should be frequently used
No because indigenous populations rely on bottled water and other single use plastics
Yes, ban single-use products
@8F2KYGZ5yrs5Y
Yes, ban non-recyclable single-use products
@6HM8ZBP3yrs3Y
Yes, but with gradual implementation
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