In November 2018, through the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, the federal, provincial and territorial governments approved in principle a Canada-wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste. Building on the Ocean Plastics Charter, the strategy takes a circular economy approach to plastics and provides a framework for action in Canada.
We continue to work together to achieve results in key areas of the strategy:
- product design
- single-use plastics
- collection systems
- markets
- recycling capacity
- consumer awareness
- aquatic activities
- research and monitoring
- clean-up
- global action
In June 2019, Environment Ministers approved the first phase of the action plan, which identifies the government activities that will support the implementation of the strategy. A second phase will follow in 2020 to address the last five key areas of the strategy.
