Canada has a long way to go. We can help
Poor plastic waste management in Canada contributes to environmental pollution and economic ineciencies. The country deposits 86 per cent of plastic waste in landfills, and incinerates another 4 per cent, while only 9 per cent is recycled (Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2019).6 The country also exports a fair amount of plastic waste; in fact, 3.89 million tonnes was exported between 1988 and 2016 (Lewis & Hayes, 2019).7 This represents not only a lost economic opportunity for Canada but...