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To shift to a circular economy, we need to harness local expertise on plastics

Guest Contributor
February 24, 2021

Building a circular economy for plastics in Canada will take smart solutions, says Christina Seidel, executive director of the Recycling Council of Alberta and co-chair of the Plastics Alliance of Alberta, in an op-ed. These include locally driven initiatives, collaboration across sectors and organizations, research investment and innovation to eliminate unnecessary plastics and reduce plastic waste.

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Organizations: Canada Plastics Pact, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Enerkem, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, New Plastics Economy Initiative, NOVA Chemicals, Plastics Alliance of Alberta, Plastics Pact Network, Pyrowave, and Recycling Council of Alberta
People: Christina Seidel
Topics: advanced chemical recycling, advanced recycling technologies, chemical feedstocks, circular economy, circular economy for plastics, collaboration, COVID-19 pandemic, extended producer responsibility, financial incentives, innovation, petrochemical sector, plastic packaging, plastic pollution, plastic waste, plastics value chain, recyclable plastics, recycling systems, research investment, reusable plastics, and unnecessary plastics

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