Cegep de Trois-Rivieres

Published purpose

The plastic industry is an important sector in Canada with $35B/yr sales, 1,932 establishments and 93,000 jobs. Its annual volume of plastic production in Canada was 4.7 MT in 2020. Unfortunately, only 9% of it is recycled. The NRC, in collaboration with the Applicant, is looking for technical pathways to enhance the sustainability of plastic products fabricated and sold in Canada and to support Canada’s Net-Zero Waste strategy and circular economy. The purpose of this project is therefore to develop different innovative solutions to address hard-to-recycle plastic wastes, such as plastic containers and packages, agricultural film, apparel textile, plastic-coated paper, by converting them into valuable carbon black products with different characteristics to be used in plastics, metals, absorbents, and cements applications.