This statistic displays the amount of postconsumer plastics, originating in Canada, that were recycled from 2009 to 2017. Some 309 million kilograms of postconsumer plastics from Canada were recycled in 2017. The mass and volume of plastics that are recycled have increased every year.
Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017
(in million kilograms)
Figures have been rounded.
Figure includes plastic exported for recycling outside North America, purchased for processing in Canada and the United States, or recycled at an unknown destination.
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CPIA, & More Recycling. (June 28, 2016). Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in million kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/
CPIA, und More Recycling. "Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in million kilograms)." Chart. June 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/
CPIA, More Recycling. (2016). Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in million kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/
CPIA, and More Recycling. "Mass of Recycled Postconsumer Plastic Originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in Million Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/
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