A government agency in Canada wants to establish a plastics registry to monitor and track plastic, including plastic used in agriculture and food manufacturing.
The USDA has reported that the Environment and Climate Change Canada has opened consultations on the establishment of a federal plastics registry. The registry aims to be a reporting tool to monitor and track plastic, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through its life cycle on the Canadian market. Comments are accepted until Feb. 13, 2024, according to the USDA report.
The federal government announced the intention to create a Federal Plastics Registry that would require producers to report annually on the quantity and types of plastic they place on the Canadian market, how the plastic moves through the economy and how it is managed at end of life, the report said.