Two weeks after Calgary’s Single-Use Objects Bylaw got here into impact, metropolis council has voted to start out the method to repeal the bylaw.
The bylaw, which council accredited final yr, set a minimal price of 15 cents for paper luggage and $1 for reusable luggage, and required companies to solely present single-use utensils, cutlery, napkins and condiments by buyer request.
Metropolis councillors acquired an replace from metropolis administration on the bylaw throughout Tuesday’s council assembly, nevertheless it was a movement from Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness that aimed to kickstart the method to repeal the bylaw.
“A minimum of we will exhibit to Calgarians that we heard you, and that we’re taking the steps in order that this bylaw shouldn’t be left in play,” Wyness instructed reporters.
The bylaw will stay in place till the general public listening to course of is full.
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Council voted to approve the bylaw on Jan. 17, 2023, and if the repeal is handed, a brand new bylaw must be drafted and carried via the legislative course of, if council wished to interchange it with adjustments.
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