British Columbians will no longer get plastic and Styrofoam takeout containers and will be charged fees for shopping bags, as part of single-use plastic regulations rolling out July 15.Styrofoam food containers are pictured at a food court in Vancouver in 2019. The province has banned single-use plastic takeout containers, including Styrofoam containers.
Styrofoam food containers are dropped off at Vancouver’s Zero Waste Centre in 2019. The ban includes Styrofoam egg cartons. In this Oct. 25, 2013, file photo, a plastic bag sits along a roadside in Sacramento, Calif. The bags were already banned in B.C. and Canada. "The support for introducing bans and greater recycling in British Columbia was overwhelming, between 80 and 90 per cent," George Heyman said in December, referring to a public consultation the province launched regarding banning single-use plastics.Ian Tostenson, CEO of the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association, said that many businesses have already adapted to the single-use plastics bans since it was announced last year — but acknowledged it will cost businesses more.