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.
Steering Committee
With the support of
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
Financial partners
Project management
Advisory partners
PHASE II
Fall 2021
Pilot Projects to Test and Monitor Optimization Scenarios
This next phase of the project will implement and test best practices and equipment in a real-world environment with value chain players.
Pilot projects in processing facilities
Pilot projects in sorting centres
Use of recycled materials by end markets
PHASE III
Project Replication Outside of Québec
Build on roadmap obtained at the end of phases 1 and 2 and carry out a similar analysis in other markets in order to implement the most promising solutions.
Established in Québec to develop innovative solutions and optimize recycling.
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
