The Problem

Packaging from industrial, commercial, and institutional sources represents 52% of plastic packaging waste generated in Canada. Studies from Europe estimate that approximately 80% of the plastic waste from on-site construction activities is clean packaging and can be easily diverted from landfills. The remainder comes from excess product, offcuts and wastage of plastic building products, including some hard-to-manage plastics.

Our Approach

The Construction Plastics Initiative (CPI) is a pilot program designed to capture, divert and upcycle plastic waste from construction sites in Metro Vancouver. CPI’s objectives are to:

• To reduce, divert and repurpose plastic in construction.
• To assess the amount and types of plastics generated on construction sites.
• To demonstrate that feasibility of circular economics for plastics in construction.
• To showcase the importance of local industry and manufacturing in building a viable circular economy.

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How to Participate

Are you interested in repurposing plastics from your construction or renovation project? We are seeking industrial, commercial, institutional and multi-unit residential building projects to participate in the CPI. If you have a project, please contact us at [email protected] or through the form [at the linked website] below.

For more information, visit the Construction Plastics Initiative by Light House.