Comments on Proposed Integrated Management Approach to Plastic Products by Environment and Climate Change Canada
Inputs to inform the design and development of the proposals in managing single-use plastics, performance standards, end-of-life responsibility Abstract This document contains comments and recommendations to the proposed integrated management approach to plastic products to prevent waste and pollution. These recommendations are an attempt to support development of regulations concerning banning or restricting single-use plastic items including development of possible alternatives, recommended minimum recycled content in plastics, advantages and disadvantages of minimum recycled content, compliance requirements for businesses, innovative technologies and suited business processes to aid in the development of regulations and incentives thereof associated with the ongoing development. These recommendations also attempt to provide a harmonized outlook for a Canada wide Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. Evidence to support development of regulations to ban or restric