Canada is Banning Single-Use Plastics, Including Grocery Bags and Straws

Canada is banning the manufacture and import of single-use plastics by the end of the year. The ban includes items like checkout bags, cutlery, and straws. Single-use plastics make up most of the plastic waste found on Canadian shorelines.—cnbc.com

Answer the following questions to check your understanding of the story.

Why is Canada banning single-use plastics?

Canada is banning single-use plastics because ______________.

a) there is a shortage of the raw materials from which they are made

b) when people use them, they don’t consider the external cost of pollution that they create and overuse them

c) the convenience of using them creates an external benefit, resulting in overuse

d) a total ban is the only way to decrease pollution on Canadian shorelines

Could this total ban achieve an efficient outcome?

This total ban ______________ achieve an efficient outcome if ______________ .

a) would; marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit at the smallest quantity

b) would not; marginal social cost exceeds marginal social benefit at the smallest quantity

c) would not; marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost at the smallest quantity

d) would; marginal social benefit exceeds marginal social cost at the smallest quantity

Canada is Banning Single-Use Plastics, Including Grocery Bags and Straws

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