Dive summary:
- A study found that plastic recycling spiked 24% in Canada during 2011, equaling close to 600 million pounds of plastics.
- The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), which conducted the research, said the increase occurred in large part because of more companies providing recycling information.
- Recycling increased 70% for non-bottle rigids, 19% for bottles and 1% for plastic bags and packaging.
From the article:
“We are pleased that two-thirds of Canadian sourced recycled plastic was recycled in Canada,” said Carol Hochu, president and CEO of CPIA. “Our recycling industry remains strong and capable of diverting more plastics from Canadian landfills.”
Hochu said Canadian recyclers continue to have underutilized capacity. ...
