Circular Plastics
This work stream features a series of thought-provoking and action-oriented virtual events focused on creating a zero waste plastics circular economy for Canada. The track builds on a webinar in November 2020 and a highly interactive workshop in February 2021 on the ‘solution pathways’, and is focused on:
- Linking with the work of the Canada Plastics Pact, including road-mapping work and broader public engagement and awareness building, including considerations for product design, materials circularity, and policies and standards.
- Featuring preeminent experts from business, academia, government, and civil society, coming together in rigorous discussions that break down silos, identify barriers, and focus on outcomes.
Previous Event Recordings
- Realizing Technology Innovations to Recirculate Plastics
- A Brave Conversation: Leveraging COVID to Transition to Circular Plastics Webinar
Publications, Blogs & Articles
- Solutions Pathways for Circular Plastics in Canada: Workshop Summary Report (Author: CELC). Read the Report (EN)
- Atelier sur les solutions pour les plastiques circulaires au Canada (Author: CELC). Lire le rapport (FR)
- Upstream Innovation: a guide to packaging solutions (Author: Ellen MacArthur Foundation). Read the report
- A Roadmap to Support the Circularity and Recycling of Plastics in Canada – Technical Standards, Regulations and Research (Author: CSA Group). Read the Report
- Breaking the Plastic Wave (Author: Pew Charitable Trusts and SystemIQ). Read the Report
- Economic Study of the Canadian Plastic Industry, Markets and Waste (Author: Environment and Climate Change Canada). Read the Report
- With COVID-19, the Need for a Circular Economy is Clearer than Ever (Author: Ben Clark, The Delphi Group). Read the blog
- Circular Economy Global Sector Best Practices Series: Plastics Sector Chapter (Author: Smart Prosperity Institute). Read the Report
Supporting Partners
- Canada Plastics Pact & Partners
- Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC)