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)
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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 May 09, 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 May 09, 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: May 09, 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/
CPIA & More Recycling, Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in million kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Mass of recycled postconsumer plastic originating in Canada from 2009 to 2017 (in million kilograms) [Graph], CPIA, & More Recycling, June 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/577147/recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-from-canada/