Increasing

Plas-cs Diversion and

Reducing Marine Debris

SWANA Northwest Regional Symposium
April 8, 2016

Canadian Plas-cs Industry Associa-on

Serving as the na-onal voice of the plas-cs industry in
Canada since 1943!
Member driven advocacy associa=on represen=ng the majority
of the 3,170 companies employing 95,000 workers in Canadas
$30 billion plas=cs industry.
Members from across the country and the value chain.

CPIAs 3 Strategic Priori-es

Post-Use Plas-cs
Recovery Leadership
CPIA works with
government and
stakeholders to
facilitate increased
plas=c waste
diversion.

Public Outreach
CPIAs Intelligent
Plas=cs program
promotes the
economic, social and
environmental benets
of plas=cs to the public
and governments.

Issues & Opportuni-es

Management
CPIA defends against
specic product aOacks
and fosters innova=ve
solu=ons.

CPIAs Post Use Resource Recovery Program

Objec-ves of the Post Use

Resource Recovery Program
Work collabora=vely with stakeholders to improve the

sustainability of plas=cs

Increase the types and volumes of plas=cs diverted from

landll, through recycling and energy recovery op=ons

Increase the plas=cs recycling capacity within Canada

2015 Na-onal Access Rates for

Plas-c Container Materials
100%

99%

95%

98%

95%

90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

CPIA 2016 Report; 2015 data

88%

93%

94%

91%

94%

94%
87%

92%

94%

89%

70%

2015 Na-onal Access Rates for

Non-container Plas-c Materials
100%
90%
80%
70%

65%

77%

71%

69%

63%

60%

60%
50%

44%

44%

40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

CPIA 2016 Report; 2015 data

4%

2013 Post Consumer Plas-cs Collected

for Recycling in Canada (kgs)
350000000
300000000
250000000
200000000
150000000
100000000
50000000
0

2009

PET Bottles

2010

HDPE Bottles

CPIA 2015 Report; 2013 data

2011

PP Bottles

2012

Non-bottle Rigid

Film

2013

Foam

Plas-cs Packaging Collected in

Canada for Recycling
311 million kgs collected for

recycling
9% increase over 2012
BoOle recycling s=ll dominates
23% increase in lm and 172%

increase in foam
80% of collected plas=cs is

reclaimed in Canada or US
CPIA 2015 Report; 2013 data

Declara-on for Solu-ons on Marine LiSer

Plas-cs Industry Views

Plas=c and other liOer in the environment is

unacceptable

Plas=cs deliver signicant societal benets, including:

energy, GHG and resource savings
innova=ons that improve health care, reduce food

spoilage and improve quality of life

For society to receive these benets, plas=cs must be

properly recovered so that liOer does not threaten the

marine and other natural environments

Declara-on for Solu-ons on Marine

Debris
Announced at UN/NOAA Marine

Debris Conference, March 2011

Six-point strategy for industry ac=on

Advocates close coopera=on with

range of stakeholders to create

solu=ons

>60 associa=ons from 34 countries

185 projects since launch in 2011

Declara-ons Six-Point Strategy

1. Contribute to solu=ons through partnerships to prevent

marine debris

2. Research to understand scope, origin, impacts

3. Promote enforcement of exis=ng laws to prevent marine

liOer

4. Spread knowledge of ecient waste management systems

5. Enhance recycling/energy recovery opportuni=es
6. Steward plas=c pellets from supplier to customer

CPIAs Marine-based Projects

 Zero Pellet Loss is a priority for the global plas=cs industry,

and an important issue for our environment

Spilled pellets can make their way into local waterways, and

eventually end up in the oceans

Opera=on Clean Sweep (OCS) is an interna=onal program

designed to prevent resin pellet, ake or powder loss and help

keep pellets, akes and powder out of the marine
environment

 SPI rst launched OCS in 1992; new campaign started in 2011

with SPI, ACC and CPIA providing joint outreach and educa=on

CPIA is the Canadian licensee of OCS and promotes the program

to the Canadian plas=cs value chain, including our members as

well as non-member companies
Currently, 113 Canadian OCS registrants, including 107 individual

companies and 6 supporter partners

Launched the Clean Sweep newsleOer for all par=cipa=ng

companies and associa=ons

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

CPIA sponsors and par=cipates in the

annual na=onal cleanup event

GCSC is an ini=a=ve of Vancouver

Aquarium Marine Science Centre and

WWF-Canada, and is Canadas largest
contributor to the Interna=onal Coastal
Cleanup
Throughout 22-year history of GCSC,

more than 1.2 million kilograms of shoreline liOer have been

removed from Canadian waterways
In 2014, nearly 140,000 kg of liOer was removed from 2,500

km of shorelines across Canada

2015 Pilot Project with Great Lakes

Fisheries
Pilot project focused on commercial

sheries in the Great Lakes of N. America

Engagement of businesses, harbor master,

shing associa=on, conserva=on groups

and general community
Collected baseline informa=on about

types of plas=c waste being generated and

researched disposal op=ons

Based on ini=al research, collec=on

focused on webbing/nenng, as well as

rigid sh boxes in October-November 2015

2016 Expansion of Project with Great

Lakes Fisheries
CPIA commiOed to ongoing project in 2016
Focus will be to engage and educate commercial shers on

Lake Erie, while also suppor=ng the establishment of recycling

infrastructure to make it easy collect and recycle materials and
prevent liOer

Ongoing discussions with Ontario Ministry of Natural

Resources and Forestry, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Small

Crao Harbours), local municipali=es and conserva=on
authori=es

CPIAs Land-based Recycling Programs

Educa-on Cri-cal For Recycling

Images of various plas=c packaging types and range of ads

Free for municipal and recycling operators to use

www.plas=cs.ca/Recycling/PandEPlas=cBoOlesandContainers/
ImageBank/index.php

Image Bank Samples Photos and Ads

Online Directories for Film and

Foam Recycling

PS Foam recycling via municipal curbside and depot programs

www.recyclemoreplas=c.org/plas=cs/eps_map.html

Expanding Film Plas-cs Recycling to

Retail
Partnership with Walmart and SC Johnson

announced in July 2014

Na=onal return-to-retail model to collect a

wide range of post-consumer lm and bag

materials
Campaign includes in-store marke=ng

branded bins, e-signage, in-aisle shelf-talkers

Upcoming na=onal PR campaign

CPIA providing funding for in-store support

and conduc=ng material audits

Expanding Film Plas-cs Recycling to

ICI Sector
Mall project launched in April

2014 to collect/recycle stretch

wrap from loading docks and
back-of-store lm, and educa=ng
retail tenants

Tip sheet created and promoted

to relevant stakeholders in the

retail and property management
sectors

Ongoing ini=a=ve to engage grocery retailers for a 2015-16 pilot

to collect and manage exible and rigid plas=cs

Industry-Municipal Partnership for

PS Collec-on and Recycling
Successful year-long pilot to collect PS at

ecocenter in Montreal, Quebec extended

to ongoing program in October 2014

All types of PS collected EPS, XPS and

rigid; food containers, cushion packaging,

panels

Partnership with member company to

use backhaul infrastructure and include

recycled PS in durable construc=on
products

Plans to introduce backhaul model to

other municipali=es in 2015 and beyond

CPIAs History of Expanding PS Foam

Collec-on Across Canada

Municipality of
Colchester

Bri-sh Columbia

North Bay & Belleville

Ontario

Nova Sco-a

Airdrie, Cochrane &

Grande Prairie

Alberta

Montreal, Pointe-Claire
& Beaconsfield

Quebec

New Brunswick

& shipping costs substan-ally

Densifying PS reduces recycling
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Plas-cs are Too Valuable to Waste

1. Plas=cs make a posi=ve contribu=on to the three pillars of
sustainability
2. Plas=c packaging has high value in recycling and energy
recovery
3. Communica=on and educa=on needed to inform the public
on the ecient use and management of plas=cs
4. Partnership models create unique outreach, collec=on and
recycling opportuni=es


Krista Friesen
VP, Sustainability
kfriesen@plas=cs.ca
905-678-7748 x234


www.plas=cs.ca