Vancouver city staff will update a report next week on the single-use item reduction strategy, with a request to give small business a bit more time to find alternatives to plastic straws and foam cups.
Staff are requesting an extension for the ban on foam takeaway cups and containers to Jan. 1., 2020, with a one-year exemption for charitable organizations, and a ban on unnecessary use of plastic straws to take effect in April next year.The extension is in response to a request from small business who say they need more time to find affordable alternatives, according to a city news release Thursday.
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