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Canada Plastics Recyclers

Up until 2018 countries in Asia were the primary market that accepted plastic waste for recycling generated by Canadians. Currently, overseas markets are severely limiting material they accept, which offers opportunity to develop a robust domestic market to collect, process, and recycle plastic in Canada.

Plastic Waste Makers Index

Government of Canada Moves Forward to Reduce Plastic Pollution

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Business

Canada Plastics Recyclers

Up until 2018 countries in Asia were the primary market that accepted plastic waste for recycling generated by Canadians. Currentl...

Circular Demands Creating Circular Outcomes

Closing the Loop: Increasing Post Consumer Recycled Content for Circular Outcome

Community & Individual Engagement

Plastic-Free Grocery Stores

As more Canadians take action to reduce their plastic footprint, bulk and plastic-free stores are becoming very popular across the...

How Long Does Plastic Last?

How Plastics Breakdown into Microplastics

Education

Plastic Waste Makers Index

Executive Summary Single-use plastics – the cheap plastic goods we use once and then throw away – epitomise the plastics crisis. T...

Plastic by the Numbers

How Long Does Plastic Last?

Government

WHAT HAPPENS TO MY RECYCLING?

Ever wonder what happens to your recycling? Stewardship Ontario has generated an easy-to-read guide showing a wide range of recycl...

Canada just listed plastic as toxic. Now what?

Government of Canada to take Regulatory and other action to reach a goal of Zero Plastic Waste

Research & Development

Here’s Where the World’s Plastic Waste Will End Up, by 2050

Are bioplastics and plant-based materials safer than conventional plastics? In vitro toxicity and chemical composition

Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

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