Bill C-380 aims to change the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The main goal of the bill is to remove "plastic manufactured items" from the list of toxic substances in Schedule 1 of the Act. This means that the rules and regulations that apply to toxic substances under the Act would no longer automatically apply to plastic manufactured items.
This bill was introduced by Mr. Tochor. It was read for the first time in the House of Commons on February 12, 2024.
The bill proposes a single change, repealing item 132 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Item 132 is what currently lists plastic manufactured items as toxic substances.
Environmental Protection
This bill seeks to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by removing plastic manufactured items from the list of toxic substances. This could potentially affect how plastic waste and pollution are managed, as it would change the level of regulation applied to these items under the Act.