Restrictions on single-use plastic items, plastic bag ban coming to Edmonton in 2023

Edmonton restaurants will not be allowed to serve food in styrofoam containers and plastic shopping bags will be banned starting July 1, 2023. Edmonton city councillors gave final approval to the rules Tuesday by approving the city's new single-use items bylaw with 11 of 13 votes in favour. First reading of the bylaw passed in July. "The will of the people has been extremely and 100 per cent clear that they want to see environmental action from their governments across the board. And so we are f