The EU and Canada: Reducing Plastic Waste Together for a More Circular Economy

Launched in 2021, the two-year project Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada will broaden the interactions between Canadian and European decision-makers and influencers in the public, private and non-profit sectors by facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges and supporting the development of knowledge and innovative practices across many sectors of the economy.

The activities will stimulate EU-Canadian collaborations in areas key to a circular economy for plastics, such as:

• extended-producer responsibility

• awareness-raising and consumer education

• best practices and advancement in product design to reduce waste

• innovative and advanced recycling technologies

• business models and policies for value retention

• green and circular procurement practices and tools

The project is also part of the Program Circular Plastics in the Americas, supporting action and similar exchanges between the European Union and Brazil, Colombia, and Chile, altogether bringing new opportunities for global impact.

The project has developed an extensive literature. Read it here!

• Sustainable Consumption Campaigns - Lessons in Shaping Sustainable Consumers
• Applying Extended Producer Responsibility to the ICI Sector - Case Studies and Lessons from the European Union
• Reducing Plastic Waste in the EU - A Best Practices Highlights Report
• Reducing Plastic Waste Through Voluntary Agreements - Learning from the European Green Deal Implementation
• State of Recycling Technologies for Flexible Plastic Packaging In Europe
• The Road to Circularity #1 - Roadmaps to Circularity for Flexible Packaging in Europe
• The Road to Circularity #2 - Advances in the Collection and Sorting Technologies for Flexible Packaging
• The Road to Circularity #3 - Mechanical Recycling Innovations for Flexible Packaging