Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations

Marginal note:Prohibition — sale

• 5 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), a person must not sell single-use plastic straws.

• Marginal note:Exception — sale in certain settings

  (2) A person may sell single-use plastic flexible straws in a non-commercial, non-industrial and non-institutional setting.

• Marginal note:Exception — business to business sales

  (3) A business may sell a package of 20 or more single-use plastic flexible straws to another business.

• Marginal note:Exception — retail sales

  (4) A retail store may sell a package of 20 or more single-use plastic flexible straws to a customer if

  • (a) the customer requests straws; and

  • (b) the package is not displayed in a manner that permits the customer to view the package without the help of a store employee.

• Marginal note:Exception — beverage container

  (5) A retail store may sell a single-use plastic flexible straw to a customer if the straw is packaged together with a beverage container and the packaging was done at a location other than the retail store.

• Marginal note:Exception — sale in care institutions

  (6) A hospital, medical facility, long-term care facility or other care institution may sell single-use plastic flexible straws to patients or residents.