An important new publication from our friends at Canada Plastics Pact - check out the report below for the latest data and insights on the plastics packaging value chain in Canada. #circulareconomy #circularplastics
Today, the Canada Plastics Pact released the Canada-wide Plastic Packaging Flows 2024 Progress Report! Key Takeaways: 🔄 16% of plastic packaging in Canada was recycled in 2022, with recycling rates for each waste stream as follows: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional (ICI) Sector: 11%, Residential Sector: 17%, and Deposit Return Systems: 60%. 📈 Plastic packaging production remains high, with an increasing volume of rigid plastics entering the market. Flexible plastics continue to have low recycling rates, and barriers to recycling ICI plastic packaging persist. 📊 Progress since 2019 has been gradual but there are significant changes that CPP Partners are leading that will pave the way for continued progress. ♻️ By prioritizing upstream elimination, product redesign, and improvements in collection and recycling systems, we can drive progress toward reducing plastic waste in Canada. The expansion of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and other complementary policies, alongside scaling necessary infrastructure, addressing data gaps, and targeting recycling system improvements in high-waste ICI subsectors will also create a more effective and efficient recycling system. 🔑 Now that we have updated data to inform decision making for better policy, infrastructure, and innovation, concerted action from leaders and experts across the plastics value chain is required to accelerate system-wide change and meet zero plastic waste targets. 👉 Dive into the full findings and explore the recycling rates by waste stream and sector: https://lnkd.in/eNvAKaZA A big thank you to Policy Integrity Inc., Avaanz Ltd., Lichens, and JTL Squared Consulting Inc. (Jodi Tomchyshyn London) for their contributions to the research and writing of this report.