
Physical flow account for plastic material, 2020
- 18 March 2024
- Statistics Canada
Location
Canada
Topic
Material flows and waste
Type
Articles and reports
Summary
The physical flow account for plastic material (PFAPM) is an environmental-eocnomi account created to support the Government of Canada's Zero Plastic Waste Agenda. The PFAPM accounts for the plastic content of internationally imported and exported products as well as international imports and exports of sorted and baled plastic waste and disposed plastic waste and scrap. The account provides annual estimates by product category, resin type, and province and territory. The time-series starts in 2012 and now includes 2020.