Phase 1 of Canada's single-use plastics ban comes into effect this month. These are the products on the list

Canada's ban on single-use plastics, starting with the manufacture and import for sale of a number of products, comes into effect later this month.

Canada's ban on single-use plastics, starting with the manufacture and import for sale of a number of products, comes into effect later this month.

The prohibition on several categories of plastics will begin Dec. 20, affecting a range of products from checkout bags and cutlery to takeout containers and stir sticks. A ban on the sale of these products will start in December 2023.

The federal government had initially planned to start the ban by the end of 2021 but delayed it to 2022. The regulations were published in June.

The move is part of an effort by the federal government to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, citing the impact that plastics have had on the environment through pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Here are the products that will be subject to Canada's single-use plastics ban starting Dec. 20:

Checkout bags made entirely or in part from plastic and used to carry purchased goods from a business will be subject to the Dec. 20 ban on manufacture and import for sale.

The ban also includes fabric bags that cannot meet a stress test, meaning they can't break or tear if carrying 10 kilograms over a distance of 53 metres, 100 times, or when washed.