The federal government is set to lay out its plans to ban some single-use plastics in Canada, with Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and several other ministers expected to unveil the proposal in a series of events across the country on Monday.

Guilbeault is also expected to discuss plans to mandate a minimum amount of recycled content in other plastic items, as the government seeks to create a bigger market for recycled plastic in Canada.

As a result of the ban, Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the final motions of the ban are put in place.

The draft regulations to ban six plastic items were published in December and the government has to have at least a six-month-long phase-in period once the final regulations are published this month.

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