Textile And Apparel Industry Consultation To Help Canada Deter Plastic Waste And Pollution

The Government of Canada has conducted a consultation process on its draft outline to address plastic waste and pollution in the textile and apparel industry. This draft outline fits into the Government of Canada's larger national strategy to achieve Zero Plastic Waste and its plan to reduce plastic waste and pollution across all industries. Given the significant contribution of the apparel and textile industries to waste and its impact on the environment, the consultation focuses on the textile and apparel industry.

What is the Problem the Government is Trying to Address?

The Canadian government conducted research on the impact of the apparel industry and the statistics are alarming. For example, about 80 billion articles of clothing are manufactured each year globally which is a staggering increase from 20 years ago. The rate of manufacturing has increased by 400% from 20 years ago. Given that synthetic materials are more commonly used this has compounded the