Optimizing plastic recycling with concrete solutions
The result of an unprecedented collaboration between consumer product companies, packaging producers and an industry association, the Circular Plastics Taskforce (CPT) aims at helping build a circular economy for post-consumer plastics in Canada.
How?
Better alignment between the recovery and recycling value chain and end markets for recycled resins.





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Vision
That all plastic packaging put on the market in Quebec and Canada be collected and recycled in keeping with market needs (volumes, grades, quality) to create a circular economy.
Goal
Optimize plastics management (plastics 1 through 7, rigid and flexible) throughout the recycling value chain through a better alignment between MRFs, processors and the needs of PCR end markets.
The project
PHASE I
February 2020 to April 2021
Value Chain Mapping and Optimization Proposals

Determine the needs of different markets for recycled plastics.
Establish the ideal stream for collected plastics and for sorting centres, up to the time they are packaged and transformed by recyclers, to ensure technical compliance so they can be reintegrated in the manufacturing of new products

Make assumptions of possible ways to improve processes, equipment or technology in sorting centers and processing facilities in order to create a greater synergy within the value chain.
Carry out preliminary simulations to trial the identified improved processes/equipment and propose the selected improvement scenarios that will be put into practice in phase II

Consolidate all the information collected from past and current projects with regards to sorting centres (characterization, performance, equipment) and processors (equipment, needs).
Carry out additional characterizations and analyses to generate missing/complementary information
PHASE II
Ongoing
Testing of performance improvement solutions through pilot projects.
This phase aims to implement and test best practices and equipment in a real environment across the value chain in Quebec and Canada.

Pilot projects in MRFs and at recyclers

Systemic projects concerning traceability and food grade

Use of recycled materials by end markets
PHASE III
Scaling up of pilot projects
Based on the findings of Phase II, wider deployment of the most promising solutions.

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
7PS
Arrondissement Lachine
Association industrielle de l’est de Montréal
Axipolymer inc.
Balcan
BASF Canada
Canadian Tire
Council of Great Lakes Region
Energiplast
Fonds de solidarité FTQ
GreenMantra
Groupe Gagnon
Groupe Lavergne
Haycore Canada
IPL Plastics
Krown Corp
Lassonde
Modix Plastique Inc.
National Zero Waste Council
NexKemia Petrochimie
Nova Chemicals
Polymos
Polynergy
Pyrowave
RPM Éco
Sani-Éco
Soprema Canada
TransformAction
Winpak