Canada bans single-use plastics

True or False? Plastics are made from fossil fuels.

• True

• False

What is the problem with plastics?

• They are expensive to make

• Manufacturers are not making enough plastics

• They are not useful

• They are not biodegradable

What single-use plastics are banned in Canada? (Choose all that apply.)

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Why is there an exception to the ban on plastic straws?

• They look nice

• Paper straws don't work

• Some people require straws for drinking

• They can be used for crafts

Single-use plastics were banned in 2022, but they can be sold until December, 2023 because

• businesses need time to adapt

• the government is nervous about people accepting the ban

• we still have so many plastics to sell

• alternatives to plastics still have to be invented

To pass a government stress test, a reusable bag must not tear after

• carrying a 10 kg mass over 100 m, 100 times

• carrying a 10 kg mass over 10 m, 10 times

• carrying a 10 kg mass over 53 m, 100 times

• carrying a 10 kg mass over 53 m, 10 times

Reusable takeout containers must hold up when washed in a dishwasher

• 100 times

• 10 times

• 50 times

• 25 times

Which single-use plastic will not be banned until June, 2024?

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