Canada Publishes Notice For The Reporting Of Plastic

The Government of Canada recently announced what it characterizes as comprehensive measures to reduce plastic pollution in efforts to move toward a circular economy and zero plastic waste by 2030 in accordance with the Canada-wide Action Plan on Zero Plastic Waste (Plan).

The Plan includes the establishment of a Federal Plastics Registry (Registry), which will require companies (including resin manufacturers, service providers and producers of plastic products) to report annually on the quantity and types of plastic manufactured, imported and placed on the Canadian market. The Registry has broad implications as mandatory reporting requirements are introduced for generators of packaging and plastic waste at industrial, commercial and institutional premises.