NELSON, B.C – Nelson will not join Rossland in moving towards a ban on single-use plastic bags.
City council has instead decided to launch an awareness campaign aimed to get shoppers to use less plastic while the federal government and province works to set a direction.
The campaign will be visible on social media and is being done in collaboration with the Nelson Chamber of Commerce.
In October, the council is going plastic-free.
“We are going to work to eliminate them from council chambers and administrative offices and in our personal lives”, Logtenberg said, referring to senior city staff.
“We don’t totally know how this is going to impact our lives until we do it. We are going to do a better job legislating.”
Around 18 billion pounds of plastic waste stemming from coastal regions flows into the oceans each year, according to a study from the University of Georgia, National Geographic reports.
Nearly half of all plastic ever manufactured has been made since 2000.
Victorias attempts to ban plastic bags via a bylaw fell in the Court of Appeal last week, but Rossland City Council is expected to pass its plastic bag ban on Monday night.
Logtenberg says him and his family already are working to minimize plastic consumption and have done so for the past six months.
“It is easier than you think. There are so many other options, especially in Nelson.”
