The Regional District of North Okanagan is getting closer to regulating single-use plastics.
Officials are encouraging local businesses to be cautious before they consider switching the types of bags they offer their customers as the RDNO is at the preliminary stages of creating a bylaw to regulate single-use plastics.
“While we welcome the enthusiasm and passion that people have shown for moving away from single-use plastics, like plastic bags, we have not drafted the bylaw yet. We do not want to see businesses make changes before the regulations are defined only to have to make further changes if the new type of material they chose is also banned when the bylaw is adopted,” said Mike Fox, general manager of community services.