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BROSSARD, Que. —
The big plastics company is challenging the Montreal suburb, which is considering banning plastic bags later this year.
The plastic bag Society of Canada delivered a legal letter to the city of Brosa on Thursday asking it to abandon the proposed shopping --bag bylaw.
Town officials are expected to pass a bylaw next Tuesday that will take effect by September.
The association called for consultation to consider the articles of association as \"abusive and unreasonable\" and based on the wrong information, without regard to the negative effects of the ban.
All stakeholders
Even people like convenience store owners, retailers and bag manufacturers who are most affected by the ban --
It has been completely shut out, \"said Marc Robitaille, president of a company that produces plastic bags.
\"We only want open dialogue and cooperation with scientific data.
In a brief reply, Brossard spokesman Alain Gauthier said that the council members intend to move the plan forward. Shopping-
The bag de wreckers say they are sources of pollution and are eventually landfill and it will take a long time to break down. The plastic-
Bag industry disputes, saying they are \"more
The \"purpose\" and cited statistics indicate that the bags are either reused or recycled.
Shopping bags were significantly reduced in use, public campaigns in Quebec and V.
Many retailers charge cents.
Québec people now use about one billion bags a year, half as much as they did nearly a decade ago.
It\'s not just in Quebec, but the bag debate is in full swing --
Plastic and retail reps are dealing with possible bans in Victoria and Vancouver.
Toronto tried it in 2012 but failed, with at least five smaller Canadian municipalities imposing a ban.
In 2007, Ye rapids, people.
Become the first city in Canada to ban singles
Use plastic shopping bags.
They are also banned in Huntington and Dewu, Quebec.
Thompson, Montana
And the woodbuffalo regional municipalities in Alberta, including Fort McMurray.
Residents of Brossard went shopping on Thursday and did not expect any change.
When they enter the local grocery store, most of the people they meet have reusable bags under their arms.
\"I think it\'s okay (the ban)
Benoit Masse said that after buying too many items, he mixed the plastic with reusable bags.
\"As long as they provide a larger reusable bag to carry your groceries, I am in favor.
\"The Quebec branch of the Canadian retail council violated the Charter and urged the city to reconsider.
\"It has to be coordinated. We don\'t want to be in (some)
\"Cities and other parts of the province,\" said Luc trebray, director of government relations at the Council.
Fadi Nasra, the owner of the Boutique at Brossard clothing store, recently purchased 3,000 plastic bags in his store.
He is not aware of the upcoming ban, but is expected to have some rebound.
\"It will definitely cause some problems, not all customers will accept that there is no package,\" Nasra said . \".
\"But if they come up with one (cost-effective)
Replace, it\'s not bothering me to replace them for the environment.
Brossard walked faster than the municipalities in other regions.
The Montreal Municipal Council announced a ban on last December and on Thursday announced the establishment of a working group to deal with 82 Montreal-
Community-
Including Montreal itself, which held public consultations last year.
The municipal environmental committee recommends that the target date of attention of other communities be the same --Earth Day 2018.
Brossard\'s bag ban will only cause people to go out and buy other kinds of plastic bags for use at home, Tremblay said.
\"We think this is a wrong question, a wrong debate,\" Tremblay said . \". -
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Reader note: This is a revised story.
A previous version mistakenly referred to the Canadian Quebec wing retail Committee as the Quebec retail Committee of the Canadian press spokesman Sidhartha Banerjee. —
The big plastics company is challenging the Montreal suburb, which is considering banning plastic bags later this year.
The plastic bag Society of Canada delivered a legal letter to the city of Brosa on Thursday asking it to abandon the proposed shopping --bag bylaw.
Town officials are expected to pass a bylaw next Tuesday that will take effect by September.
The association called for consultation to consider the articles of association as \"abusive and unreasonable\" and based on the wrong information, without regard to the negative effects of the ban.
All stakeholders
Even people like convenience store owners, retailers and bag manufacturers who are most affected by the ban --
It has been completely shut out, \"said Marc Robitaille, president of a company that produces plastic bags.
\"We only want open dialogue and cooperation with scientific data.
In a brief reply, Brossard spokesman Alain Gauthier said that the council members intend to move the plan forward. Shopping-
The bag de wreckers say they are sources of pollution and are eventually landfill and it will take a long time to break down. The plastic-
Bag industry disputes, saying they are \"more
The \"purpose\" and cited statistics indicate that the bags are either reused or recycled.
Shopping bags were significantly reduced in use, public campaigns in Quebec and V.
Many retailers charge cents.
Québec people now use about one billion bags a year, half as much as they did nearly a decade ago.
It\'s not just in Quebec, but the bag debate is in full swing --
Plastic and retail reps are dealing with possible bans in Victoria and Vancouver.
Toronto tried it in 2012 but failed, with at least five smaller Canadian municipalities imposing a ban.
In 2007, Ye rapids, people.
Become the first city in Canada to ban singles
Use plastic shopping bags.
They are also banned in Huntington and Dewu, Quebec.
Thompson, Montana
And the woodbuffalo regional municipalities in Alberta, including Fort McMurray.
Residents of Brossard went shopping on Thursday and did not expect any change.
When they enter the local grocery store, most of the people they meet have reusable bags under their arms.
\"I think it\'s okay (the ban)
Benoit Masse said that after buying too many items, he mixed the plastic with reusable bags.
\"As long as they provide a larger reusable bag to carry your groceries, I am in favor.
\"The Quebec branch of the Canadian retail council violated the Charter and urged the city to reconsider.
\"It has to be coordinated. We don\'t want to be in (some)
\"Cities and other parts of the province,\" said Luc trebray, director of government relations at the Council.
Fadi Nasra, the owner of the Boutique at Brossard clothing store, recently purchased 3,000 plastic bags in his store.
He is not aware of the upcoming ban, but is expected to have some rebound.
\"It will definitely cause some problems, not all customers will accept that there is no package,\" Nasra said . \".
\"But if they come up with one (cost-effective)
Replace, it\'s not bothering me to replace them for the environment.
Brossard walked faster than the municipalities in other regions.
The Montreal Municipal Council announced a ban on last December and on Thursday announced the establishment of a working group to deal with 82 Montreal-
Community-
Including Montreal itself, which held public consultations last year.
The municipal environmental committee recommends that the target date of attention of other communities be the same --Earth Day 2018.
Brossard\'s bag ban will only cause people to go out and buy other kinds of plastic bags for use at home, Tremblay said.
\"We think this is a wrong question, a wrong debate,\" Tremblay said . \". -
Follow @ sidharth_ B on Twitter.
Reader note: This is a revised story.
A previous version mistakenly referred to the Canadian Quebec wing retail Committee as the Quebec retail Committee of the Canadian press spokesman Sidhartha Banerjee. —
The big plastics company is challenging the Montreal suburb, which is considering banning plastic bags later this year.
The plastic bag Society of Canada delivered a legal letter to the city of Brosa on Thursday asking it to abandon the proposed shopping --bag bylaw.
Town officials are expected to pass a bylaw next Tuesday that will take effect by September.
The association called for consultation to consider the articles of association as \"abusive and unreasonable\" and based on the wrong information, without regard to the negative effects of the ban.
All stakeholders
Even people like convenience store owners, retailers and bag manufacturers who are most affected by the ban --
It has been completely shut out, \"said Marc Robitaille, president of a company that produces plastic bags.
\"We only want open dialogue and cooperation with scientific data.
In a brief reply, Brossard spokesman Alain Gauthier said that the council members intend to move the plan forward. Shopping-
The bag de wreckers say they are sources of pollution and are eventually landfill and it will take a long time to break down. The plastic-
Bag industry disputes, saying they are \"more
The \"purpose\" and cited statistics indicate that the bags are either reused or recycled.
Shopping bags were significantly reduced in use, public campaigns in Quebec and V.
Many retailers charge cents.
Québec people now use about one billion bags a year, half as much as they did nearly a decade ago.
It\'s not just in Quebec, but the bag debate is in full swing --
Plastic and retail reps are dealing with possible bans in Victoria and Vancouver.
Toronto tried it in 2012 but failed, with at least five smaller Canadian municipalities imposing a ban.
In 2007, Ye rapids, people.
Become the first city in Canada to ban singles
Use plastic shopping bags.
They are also banned in Huntington and Dewu, Quebec.
Thompson, Montana
And the woodbuffalo regional municipalities in Alberta, including Fort McMurray.
Residents of Brossard went shopping on Thursday and did not expect any change.
When they enter the local grocery store, most of the people they meet have reusable bags under their arms.
\"I think it\'s okay (the ban)
Benoit Masse said that after buying too many items, he mixed the plastic with reusable bags.
\"As long as they provide a larger reusable bag to carry your groceries, I am in favor.
\"The Quebec branch of the Canadian retail council violated the Charter and urged the city to reconsider.
\"It has to be coordinated. We don\'t want to be in (some)
\"Cities and other parts of the province,\" said Luc trebray, director of government relations at the Council.
Fadi Nasra, the owner of the Boutique at Brossard clothing store, recently purchased 3,000 plastic bags in his store.
He is not aware of the upcoming ban, but is expected to have some rebound.
\"It will definitely cause some problems, not all customers will accept that there is no package,\" Nasra said . \".
\"But if they come up with one (cost-effective)
Replace, it\'s not bothering me to replace them for the environment.
Brossard walked faster than the municipalities in other regions.
The Montreal Municipal Council announced a ban on last December and on Thursday announced the establishment of a working group to deal with 82 Montreal-
Community-
Including Montreal itself, which held public consultations last year.
The municipal environmental committee recommends that the target date of attention of other communities be the same --Earth Day 2018.
Brossard\'s bag ban will only cause people to go out and buy other kinds of plastic bags for use at home, Tremblay said.
\"We think this is a wrong question, a wrong debate,\" Tremblay said . \". -
Follow @ sidharth_ B on Twitter.
Reader note: This is a revised story.