Highlights:
- New Canadian Plastics Industry Association report shows that plastic recycling grew by 15% in 2010.
- Estimates that Canada collected 477 million pounds of post-consumer plastics for recycling. Approximately 70% was ultimately recycled.
- Report was based on survey of 500 North America companies involved in recycling.
From the article:
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has released a new report showing that the recycling rate for plastic packaging increased by 15 percent in 2010 compared with 2009. The report, prepared by Moore Recycling Associates Inc., Sonoma, Calif., notes that more than 217 million kilograms (477 million pounds) of post-consumer plastic packaging was collected for recycling in Canada in 2010.
The report is based on a survey of more than 500 North American companies, including reclaimers, exporters, brokers and material recovery facilities, involved in recycling plastics.
"We are elated that around 70 percent of the plastic packaging collected was recycled in Canada,” says Carol Hochu, president and CEO of the CPIA...
