Ban to take effect by the end of the year.
Plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers are on the way out.
The federal Environment Minister says the federal government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam containers by the end of this year.
Officials also say the sale of the products will be banned by the end of next year, and their export by the end of 2025.
Also being banned, cutlery, stir sticks, plastic straws and six-pack rings.
Plastic waste has been a growing problem throughout the globe.
It's estimated that ten percent or less of most manufactured plastic is being recycled.
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