If elected, which of Edmonton’s mayoral candidates would repeal or change the single-use plastics bylaw?

Global News reached out to all of the people vying for the top spot, and nearly all of them on Tuesday said they would scrap or change the controversial bylaw that led to plastic bags disappearing from grocery stores and a fee being charged for paper bags.

Of the 13 people currently vying for mayor, five said they would review the bylaw, seven said they would repeal it and as of publishing on Tuesday, two had not responded.

On July 1, 2023, the City of Edmonton enacted the Single-use Item Reduction Bylaw (20117).

The goal is to lower the number of single-use items handed out in the city, not necessarily to get rid of plastic items for non-plastic, the city said.

Under the bylaw,

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