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Bill 82 explained in plain English

Single-Use Plastics Ban Act, 2019

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 82
Full title
Single-Use Plastics Ban Act, 2019
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Mar 18, 2019
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Mar 18, 2019
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 82, the Single-Use Plastics Ban Act, 2019, amends the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016, to require the province to develop a plan to eliminate single-use plastics by 2025 and to issue annual progress reports.

What It Means

This bill, titled the Single-Use Plastics Ban Act, 2019, proposes to amend the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. It aims to reduce and eventually eliminate the distribution and supply of single-use plastics in Ontario. The amendments include defining 'reuse' and 'single-use plastics,' requiring the Minister to update the provincial Strategy to include a plan for reducing and eliminating single-use plastics by 2025, specifying certain items for immediate elimination (like plastic straws, foam containers, and plastic bags), and mandating annual progress reports on these efforts until single-use plastics are fully eliminated. The bill also defines 'reuse' to exclude using discarded plastic items as fuel for energy-from-waste facilities.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016.
  • Adds definitions for 'reuse' and 'single-use plastics' to the Act.
  • Requires the Minister to amend the provincial Strategy to include a plan for reducing and eliminating single-use plastics.
  • Sets a target to eliminate the distribution and supply of single-use plastics in Ontario by 2025.
  • Specifies certain single-use plastic items that must be eliminated immediately, including plastic straws, drink stirrers, expanded polystyrene foam food and beverage containers, plastic bags, items made from oxo-degradable or oxo-fragmentable plastics, and plastic water bottles intended for a single use.
  • Requires the Minister to publish annual progress reports on the elimination of single-use plastics until they are fully eliminated in Ontario.
  • Defines 'reuse' in a way that excludes using discarded plastic items as fuel for energy-from-waste facilities.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (or the relevant Minister responsible for the Act)
  • Businesses involved in the distribution and supply of single-use plastics in Ontario
  • The public in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister has an obligation to amend the provincial Strategy to include a plan for the elimination of single-use plastics.
  • The Minister has an obligation to publish annual progress reports.
  • The Act aims to eliminate the distribution and supply of certain single-use plastics.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The elimination of single-use plastics in Ontario is targeted by 2025.
  • The Minister must amend the Strategy within one year after the Act receives Royal Assent.
  • Progress reports must be prepared at least once a year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific 'prescribed' single-use plastics and exclusions are not detailed in this excerpt, as they would be defined in regulations.
  • The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance.
  • The timeline for the complete elimination of all single-use plastics beyond the 2025 target for certain items is not explicitly stated, other than the Minister's opinion that they have been eliminated.
  • The details of the 'measurable targets' and 'timelines' within the Strategy are to be determined by the Minister.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016
amends

This bill amends the specified Act by adding new definitions, requiring the development of a plan to eliminate single-use plastics, and mandating progress reports.

Source: Section 1, 2, 3, 4

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Mar 18, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Ian Arthur
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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