Plan For The Ban: Textile And Apparel Industry Consultation Opens On Canada's Roadmap To Curb Plastic Waste And Pollution

The Government of Canada has recently announced a consultation process on its draft roadmap to address plastic waste and pollution in the textile and apparel industry. This draft roadmap will fit into the Government of Canada's larger national strategy to achieve Zero Plastic Waste and its action plan to reduce plastic waste and pollution.

This is the latest bulletin in our "Plan for the Ban" series regarding prohibitions and increased regulation of single-use plastics and other plastic products across Canada.

As the fifth-largest category of plastic waste sent to Canadian landfills, textiles are a significant contributor to the plastic waste and pollution issue faced in Canada. With very limited collection and recycling of textiles, approximately 98 percent of textiles are destined for landfills. Beyond a lack of circularity in the textile and apparel industry, the regular washing of synthetic clothing sheds plastic microfibres into the aquatic environment,