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Collecting and Recycling Ag Plastics in Canada
Barry Friesen, Executive Director, Cleanfarms Inc.
Cleanfarms/AgriRÉCUP is a Producer Responsibility Organization operating in all ten provinces in Canada. Its programs are a mixture of voluntary and mandatory.
This presentation will explore:
• Generation estimates of all ag plastics in Canada
• Overview of voluntary and mandatory programming
• Pilot programming results
• Issues in transition from voluntary to permanent
• Future of ag plastic stewardship in Canada
Barry Friesen is Executive Director of Cleanfarms Inc. In addition to managing Cleanfarms, Barry serves as Chair of the Conference on Canadian Stewardship and as a member of the AGRI plastics working group of the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organizations. A recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal, Barry is the past chair of the Board of the Compost Council of Canada, past Board member of the Recycling Council of Ontario, past Board member of the Alberta Plastic Recycling Association, past Chair of the National Task Force on Packaging and past Board member and recent recipient of a Paul Harris award from the Etobicoke Rotary Club.
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