Vancouver votes to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers by June 2019

Vancouver has voted to ban the distribution of plastic straws as well as foam take-out containers and cups as part of its zero-waste strategy.

Drinking straws protrude from a glass in an illustration
 picture in Loughborough, Britain April 19, 2018.

The ban will be introduced on June 1, 2019. 

The move is part of the city's Zero Waste 2040 strategy, which was approved by councillors in a vote on Wednesday.

Read the CBC story - “Vancouver votes to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers by June 2019.”