Calgary begins process to repeal single-use item bylaw two weeks after implementation

Just two weeks after it went into effect, City of Calgary officials have voted to begin the process of repealing the single-use items bylaw.

Council voted 10-5 Tuesday afternoon on the bylaw which requires businesses to charge for reusable bags and only give out utensils and napkins if someone asks for them.

Earlier in the day, Coun. Dan McLean said he’d never received so much feedback on an issue.

“Hundreds, hundreds — I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said of the emails he was receiving. “More unpopular than the fireworks, more unpopular than the repeal, more unpopular than tax hikes — I’ve never seen anything like it.”

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The vote means the city will go forward in advertising and bringing forward a bylaw to repeal the single-use law.

It will also develop waste management infrastructure and communication materials for diversion options with a focus on single use items.

The bylaw will continue in place until the public hearing is finished.

This is a developing story.

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-With files from Logan Stein and Tiffany Goodwein