加拿大最高法院维持了2021年对六种单一用途塑料的禁令,确认政府有权根据潜在损害采取行动。 Canada's top court upheld the 2021 ban on six single-use plastics, affirming the government’s authority to act based on potential harm.

联邦上诉法院维持了加拿大2021年的决定,即根据《加拿大环境保护法》将塑料制造的物品归类为有毒物品,允许全国禁止六种单一用途的塑料(如稻草、杂货袋和搅拌棒)继续有效。 The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld Canada’s 2021 decision to classify plastic manufactured items as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, allowing the national ban on six single-use plastics—such as straws, grocery bags, and stir sticks—to remain in effect. 这项裁决于2026年1月30日发布, 推翻了2023年下级法院取消禁令的裁决, 认为联邦政府有权根据潜在损害采取行动, The ruling, issued on January 30, 2026, reversed a 2023 lower court decision that had struck down the ban, finding the federal government had authority to act based on the potential for harm, not definitive proof of widespread damage. 法院强调,即使是少量的塑料污染,例如每年29千吨的塑料污染,也证明有理由对现实世界的影响进行监管,例如野生生物缠绕。 The court emphasized that even small amounts of plastic pollution, such as 29 kilotonnes annually, justify regulation due to real-world impacts like wildlife entanglement. 该决定支持政府更广泛的环境战略,并为今后可能扩大禁令铺平了道路。 The decision supports the government’s broader environmental strategy and clears the way for potential future expansions of the ban.