Tim Hortons Is Changing Their Packaging To Include Paper Wrappers That Are 100% Recyclable

The new wrappers are expected to be rolled out in January 2021.
Tim Hortons Is Switching To Recyclable Paper Based Packaging For Sandwiches & Bagels
Tim Hortons Calgary Reviews | Flickr
Senior Writer

Next year Tim Hortons is changing up their packaging for some food items and it will be completely recyclable.

They announced that paper-based wrappers for sandwiches and bagels will be replacing the current plastic-lined ones.

The products will be rolled out at locations across the country and that's expected to happen in January 2021.

Editor's Choice: The Canada-US Border Closure Has Been Extended & This Time It's Until November

460 tonnes plastic that will be eliminated over the next year

Tim Hortons is estimating that this move will eliminate plastic-lined wrappers and reduce about 460 tonnes of plastic over the next year.

Last week the chain promised to replace plastic straws with paper ones by early 2021 in all of their Canadian locations.

This comes after the federal government announced that plastic grocery bags, straws, stir sticks, plastic cutlery, six-pack rings and hard to recycle plastic takeout containers will be banned.

Tims already got rid of those stir sticks last year and compostable cutlery is being tested.

In September, Starbucks got rid of plastic straws for all iced drinks across Canada but you still get one with frappuccinos.

Eat and DrinkCanada
  • Lisa Belmonte

    Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

I just tried Tim Hortons for the first time as a Canadian newcomer and this one thing sold me

I have some THOUGHTS!

Thousands of Tim Hortons cups are being recalled and here's how to get your money back

Incidents have been reported in Canada.

GST/HST credit payments for April are going out early and here's when you'll get money

This credit offers hundreds of dollars!

Lotto Max winning numbers for Tuesday, March 31 are out and there's a $65 million jackpot

So many Maxmillions are available!

Canadian passport fees just went up but you could get your passport for free

The government is now offering refunds.

Canada's new $2 coin is a light blue toonie celebrating the CN Tower and it glows in the dark

You could find it in your change soon!

I cancelled these 10 subscriptions and saved almost $150 a month without feeling a difference

Find out what charges were secretly adding up... 💸

5 things to know about Canadian Jeremy Hansen's trip to the moon tomorrow

He'll be the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit! 🚀

Pierre Poilievre is pushing to cancel the planned Toronto–Quebec City high-speed rail

"This $90 billion Liberal boondoggle does not make sense and it does not make dollars."

First Nations chiefs demand an apology after Carney said he could 'outlast' a protestor

"Shame on him for laughing at people who are sick and bullying a woman, and shame on those who laughed along with him."

Mark Carney reaffirmed his promise to bring back Canada's popular $5,000 home upgrade grant

Carney promised a bunch of green incentives during the Liberal leadership race over a year ago — but they still haven't materialized.