Here are a few glimmers of light:
Guardian to ban advertising from fossil fuel firms: Guardian
CBC.ca: Sobeys removing plastic bags from its stores on Friday. Other single use plastics bans hopefully coming soon, based on several reports of possible movement with the Canadian federal government.
Public opinion, though, will need some work, at least in some circles. We were picking up a few things at a Zehrs location yesterday, and the person bagging noticed our cloth bags, but still tried to put things into a plastic bag. When we declined, he said something like “Well, if you don’t want single use plastic bags, why don’t you go to Sobeys instead of shopping here?” Instead of walking away and talking my business somewhere else right then, I suggested that Zehrs match Sobeys and get rid of the single use plastic, as well. Not sure that he got the message, but at least I said it – and I doubt that he is responsible for the corporate decision-making at Zehrs, anyways. Hopefully change will come sooner rather than later, because single use plastic (of all kinds) is a change that I have been requesting for a long time. 🙂
