tonnes of plastic leaked into Canada’s environment in 2022
About 1.4% of the plastic Canada threw away ended up in the environment instead of being collected.
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of Canada’s discarded plastic became recycled plastic in 2022
About 333,000 tonnes of recycled pellets, flakes and fibres came out of 5.2 million tonnes of plastic thrown away, and recycled output fell 10.4%…
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tonnes of plastic thrown away in Canada in 2022
Businesses, institutions and households in Canada discarded about 5.2 million tonnes of plastic, up 2.9% on 2021. Almost all of it (98.6%) was collected…
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Quebec expanded deposit return for drink containers
Quebec added a 10 cent deposit to all drink cans in November 2023 and all plastic drink bottles in March 2025; glass wine and…
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British Columbia Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation (B.C. Reg. 254/2023)
British Columbia bans plastic checkout bags and plastic single-use cutlery, restricts foam takeaway ware, and sets minimum charges for paper and reusable bags.
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Canada Federal Plastics Registry (reporting under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act)
Companies that put 1,000 kg or more a year of plastic packaging, electrical goods or single-use plastic products on the Canadian market must report…
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Canada Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138)
Canada’s bans on checkout bags, cutlery, foodservice ware, ring carriers, stir sticks and straws, in force since December 2022, were upheld by the Federal…
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Canada’s single-use plastics ban survives court challenge
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled in January 2026 that the government can regulate plastic items as toxic, restoring the legal basis for the…