Manitoba's "Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation" includes the "Guideline for Plastic Bags", and establishes a target to decrease single use bags by 50% within the next 5 years. In the spring of 2010, Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) will release a new mandatory industry program to target packaging, printed paper, and plastic bags. New options for reducing the plastic bag use are still being explored. Read the full details here.
