The Circular Plastics Taskforce, ÉEQ and Recycle BC launch the BiblioFlex Project to improve data, performance, and recovery of flexible plastic packaging.
The Circular Plastics Taskforce (CPT), Éco Entreprises Québec and Recycle BC are proud to announce the official launch of BiblioFlex, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at improving the understanding of flexible plastic packaging composition and its market dynamics across Canada.
By integrating scientific rigor with real-world expertise, BiblioFlex aims to inform improved packaging design and recycling processes, ultimately contributing to a more circular economy for flexible plastic packaging. This will be achieved through detailed composition analysis via laboratory testing and characterization by market sector, combining technical data with industry insights. Testing will begin by the end of 2025, with the first project results anticipated in summer 2026.
“We are extremely proud of this initiative, which reflects our mission to foster collaboration and innovation in the management of post-consumer plastics in Canada. This project marks an important milestone in our national expansion strategy and will strengthen our collective understanding of a family of packaging that represents roughly half of all plastic packaging generated in the country. The CPT is committed to helping find better ways to recover those materials and preserve their value by giving them a second life,” said Marie-Anne Champoux-Guimond, Co-Chair of the CPT’s Board of Directors.
‘’With the expansion of expanded producer responsibility (EPR) across Canada, collection programs have started accepting a wider range of flexible plastic packaging. Better understanding the specific composition of that stream is therefore more relevant than ever”, says Normand Gadoury, Vice-President, Innovation and Infrastructure Projects at Éco Entreprises Québec.
“This project allows us to continue to build on current advancements with flexible plastic packaging. It will help identify best practices in design and improve processing capacities to support higher quality recycled materials, and stronger end-markets, furthering innovation and collective impact”, says Sam Baker, Executive Director of Recycle BC.
BiblioFlex will be implemented through two regional hubs located in Quebec and British Columbia and will bring together numerous industry experts from across Canada.