This statistic displays the amount of postconsumer plastics that were recycled in Canada in 2017, based on their target destination. During that year, almost 235 million kilograms of postconsumer plastics collected for recycling were purchased for processing within Canada.
Destination of Canada's postconsumer plastics recycled 2017
Target destination of postconsumer plastics recycled in Canada in 2017
(in million kilograms)
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CPIA, & More Recycling. (June 19, 2019). Target destination of postconsumer plastics recycled in Canada in 2017 (in million kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 15, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/577140/target-destination-recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-in-canada/
CPIA, und More Recycling. "Target destination of postconsumer plastics recycled in Canada in 2017 (in million kilograms)." Chart. June 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577140/target-destination-recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-in-canada/
CPIA, More Recycling. (2019). Target destination of postconsumer plastics recycled in Canada in 2017 (in million kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577140/target-destination-recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-in-canada/
CPIA, and More Recycling. "Target Destination of Postconsumer Plastics Recycled in Canada in 2017 (in Million Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577140/target-destination-recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-in-canada/
CPIA & More Recycling, Target destination of postconsumer plastics recycled in Canada in 2017 (in million kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577140/target-destination-recycling-of-postconsumer-plastics-in-canada/ (last visited December 15, 2019)